January 28, 2026, Richmond, VA UNOS pushes for nationwide adoption of tech and policy reforms to transform the donation and transplant system. In 2025, the U.S. achieved a record for …
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Liver Transplantation
Northern Colorado girl becomes 37th child in U.S. history to undergo double heart and liver transplant
An 11-year-old girl in Northern Colorado successfully became the 37th child in United States history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw of Fort Collins …
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Liver Transplantation
U.S. News features Hume-Lee Transplant Center for robotic surgery milestone
by VCU Healthby VCU HealthU.S. News features Hume-Lee Transplant Center for robotic surgery milestone VCU Health surgeons perform the nation’s first fully robotic liver transplant. 12/08/25 09:07:00 AM December 08, 2025 VCU Health Hume-Lee …
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December 4, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd Science Man Dies of Rabies after Receiving Infected Kidney Transplant A man has passed away after he received a kidney …
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Dialysis
Death rates at U.S. dialysis clinics among the highest in the industrialized world
by Ginger Allenby Ginger AllenDeath rates for U.S. kidney dialysis patients are among the highest in the industrialized world. A CBS News Data Team investigation has found that one-third of the nation’s dialysis clinics …
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Bill Fortier reports on U.S. man, who got face transplant, undergoing the first-ever transplant of an entire eye from an organ donor.
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Dialysis
Fresenius Medical Care Expands U.S. Patient Reach with Its Home Hemodialysis Machines; Launches NxStage® Versi®HD with GuideMe Software
by News Sourceby News Sourcepress release Fresenius Medical Care has achieved a growth milestone as more than 14,000 U.S.-based patients are now using its NxStage system to deliver at-home hemodialysis therapy. This growth has …
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Lung Transplantation
NYU Langone Hospital performs first fully robotic lung transplant in the U.S.
by News Sourceby News SourceSNYU Langone Health surgeons have performed the nation's first fully robotic lung transplant procedure, marking a new milestone in surgical innovation and patient care and making NYU Langone Health just …
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Lung Transplantation
About 10% of lung transplants in the U.S. are going to COVID-19 patients — and researchers are finding out why.
by Geri Kelleyby Geri KelleyUpregulation of ATP12A in small airways of post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and idiopathic PF (IPF) is associated with increased small airway mucus accumulation. Credit: American Journal of Respiratory Cell and …
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Kidney Transplantation
Woman becomes first U.S. woman to undergo robot-assisted double kidney transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceKidney failure is a common symptom of multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer that affects the body's plasma cells. That's exactly what happened to Joan Kukla, a 70-year-old Cleveland, Ohio, …