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HHS Plans to Reform Organ Procurement Protocols
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a major initiative to reform the organ transplant system. This action follows an investigation by the Health...
New Stem Cell Approach Helps Transplant Patients Drop Immune-Suppressing Drugs
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 — Minnesota native Mark Welter needed a kidney transplant, but wasn’t happy that he’d be on immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of his life. The drugs are critical to keep a p...
Cell Therapy MDR-101 Produces Functional Immune Tolerance in Kidney Transplant Recipients
TUESDAY, July 15, 2025 – Kidney transplant recipients receiving the investigational cellular product MDR-101 achieved functional immune tolerance for more than two years, according to a study...
Standard-Criteria Kidney Transplant Offers Clear Survival Benefit Over Continued Dialysis
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 – Transplantation with standard-criteria kidney offers a clear survival benefit, but this decreases with age and for those with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD),...
Early, Preemptive Kidney Transplant No Aid to Mortality
FRIDAY, June 6, 2025 – There is no mortality benefit to receive an early, preemptive kidney transplant, according to a study published in the May issue of Transplantation Proceedings. Abhishek ...
Preemptive Kidney Transplants Add No Benefit, Study Says
WEDNESDAY, June 4, 2025 — Folks who might need a kidney transplant in the future shouldn’t rush to get one, a new study says. Patients gain no benefit from getting a donated kidney before their own ki...
Post-Kidney Transplant Adverse Outcomes Increased With BMI-BSA Obesity
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – Combined body mass index (BMI)-body surface area (BSA) obesity is associated with an increased risk for post-kidney transplant (KT) adverse outcomes, according to a study...
Kidney Transplant Rate Increasing, but Efficiency of Allocation System Low
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 – The number of kidney transplants performed annually in the United States has increased steadily, but with decreasing allocation efficiency, according to a study published...
New Trial Will Test Gene-Edited Pig Liver for Sudden Liver Failure Patients
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2025 – A new clinical trial will soon test if a pig liver can help people whose own livers have suddenly stopped working. The hope? That animal organs can temporarily filter a...
Pig Kidney Removed After Historic Transplant in Alabama Woman
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney from an Alabama woman after her body rejected the organ, NYU Langone Health reported. Towana Looney, 53, had the t...
Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Contracting Rabies
FRIDAY, March 28, 2025 – A Michigan resident has died after receiving an organ transplant infected with rabies, state health officials said Wednesday. The patient got the transplant at an Ohio...
Chinese Woman Is Third Person To Get a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – A Chinese woman is the third person in the world living with a gene-edited pig kidney, and nearly three weeks after surgery, doctors say she’s doing well. The woman, r...
GLP-1 RA Use Tied to Better Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is associated with better graft and patient survival among kidney transplant recipients with diabetes, according to...
GLP-1 Drugs Improve Outlook For Kidney Transplants
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can help kidney transplant patients avoid organ failure and live longer, a new study suggests. The drugs help manage patients’ type 2 diabetes and p...
Saphnelo Can Stave Off Organ Damage From Lupus
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 – Lupus can do irreversible harm to a person’s organs, damaging the lungs, kidneys, heart, liver and other vital organs through inflammation. But a newer lupus drug appears t...