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Gut Dysbiosis Linked to Mortality for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – For solid organ transplant recipients, gut dysbiosis is associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality, according to a study published online July 2 in Gut. J....
Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had...
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...
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...
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...
Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Provides Pathway to Transplant in ESRD
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Referral of obese end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) could offer a pathway to transplant, according to a study published...
No Improvement Noted in Black-White Kidney Transplant Rate Ratios
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – For patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-White mean living donor kidney transplant...
Implant Can Warn Weeks Early That Transplanted Organ Will Be Rejected
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Receiving an organ transplant can be a nerve-wracking, if lifesaving, affair, said Dr. Joaquin Brieva, a kidney transplant recipient. “Within two days of my transplant, my k...
In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – For the first time ever, a solid humanized organ has been grown from scratch in an animal — a first step in a process that could potentially solve organ shortages and save c...