One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go …
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The community of La Pine is coming together around a child and family in need of support – and a heart. Braxton Twyman was diaonosed …
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Lung Transplantation
Hayden football coach gets life-saving transplant the same day team wins championship
WINKLEMAN, AZ(AZFamily) — For years, Hayden High School volunteer football coach Armand Cruz showed up for his team despite battling chronic lung disease and relying on oxygen tanks. The same …
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Jan. 20, 2026 Transplant surgeons across Mayo Clinic are increasingly turning to robot-assisted kidney transplantation as an option for patient care. As experience with the robotic platform grows, teams continue …
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The family of a Nottingham dad who died whilst waiting for an urgent heart transplant have paid tribute to him as the inquest into his death was opened. Luke Barnes, …
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Liver Transplantation
How Does a Liver Transplant Surgery Work? Your Questions Answered
by Tayler Shawby Tayler ShawHow is it possible for people to donate part of their liver? It’s possible because the liver has eight functionally independent segments. Each of these segments has its own bile duct, artery, and …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Cedars-Sinai Again Earns Top Stem Cell Transplant Ranking
by News Sourceby News SourceLOS ANGELES (Jan. 20, 2026) — For the sixth consecutive year, Cedars-Sinai patients who receive donor stem cell transplants for blood cancers like leukemia have significantly better survival outcomes than patients …
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REDMOND, Ore. — Community members gathered Sunday at General Duffy’s Waterhole to support 14-month-old Braxton Twyman, who is awaiting a heart transplant. The “Find a Heart” social fundraiser brought together …
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Liver Transplantation
Allele Biotech to Partner with UC San Diego on ARPA-H Project to End Liver Transplant Shortage with 3D Bioprinting
by News Sourceby News SourceAllele will generate mRNA reprogrammed cGMP iPSC lines; conduct R&D to differentiate iPSC into liver cells including hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, endothelial progenitors, hepatic stellate cells, etc.; manufacture cells at low cost …
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Lung Transplantation
David Ross: Prospera Lung Test Enables Safer Reduction of Biopsies After Lung Transplant
by Hana Maheenby Hana MaheenDavid Ross, Senior Medical Director, Lung Transplantation and Molecular Diagnostics at Natera, shared a post on LinkedIn: “Prospera Lung test (donor-derived cell-free DNA) surveillance permits a safe reduction in protocol …