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In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas, a Chicago resident, has become the first person to receive a kidney transplant while awake, according to his doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago....
'A Pretty Cool Experience:' Having a Kidney Transplant While Awake
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expe...
Second Patient to Receive Pig Kidney Has Organ Removed
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Forty-seven days after becoming the second patient to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, a woman has had to have the organ removed. Lisa Pisano, 54,...
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Woman Who Received It
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – A woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had the transplanted organ removed due to complications linked to a heart...
HTN, Albuminuria Risks No Worse for Kidney Donors Versus Nondonors
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Living kidney donors and nondonors have similar risks for hypertension and albuminuria, according to a study published online May 23 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Kidneys From Deceased Donors Who Were on Dialysis Are Suboptimal
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Receipt of a kidney from a deceased donor who underwent dialysis is associated with an increased incidence of delayed graft function, according to a study published online May...
First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement...
Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 1...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – For kidney transplant (KT) candidates with obesity, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is effective, and a considerable proportion of patients undergo KT within 20.9 months, according to...
Small Pump May Let Kids Stay Home As They Await New Heart
TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – A small, implantable heart pump could help children await heart transplants at home rather than languishing in a hospital, according to a new study. The pump is surgically...
Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – New Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days. The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions...
First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the...
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 – Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live. A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs a...
Heart Transplant Offer Acceptance Highest for White Women
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 – The cumulative incidence of heart transplant offer acceptance is highest for White women, according to a study published online March 25 in the Journal of the American...
Black Men Less Likely to Receive Heart Transplants Than White Men or Women
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 – The odds in the United States that a well-functioning donor heart will go to a Black man are lower than for white transplant candidates of either gender, new research...
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