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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...
Dr. Robert Jarvik, Inventor of First Human Artificial Heart, Dies at 79
FRIDAY, May 30, 2025 — Dr. Robert Jarvik, the man behind the world’s first permanent artificial heart used in a human, has died. He was 79, The New York Times reported. His wife, writer Marilyn vos S...
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...
Donor Hearts Might Be Kept Healthy In Cold Storage Longer
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 — More donor hearts could become available for transplant, thanks to a new discovery that could protect them from damage during transport. Researchers have identified a b...
Deaths Waiting For Lung Donation Have Dropped Under New Guidelines
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 — New guidelines for allocating donated lungs are saving more lives, a new study says. By prioritizing medical urgency, the guidelines caused a dramatic decline in the number o...
Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to people with serious bladder problems. The surgery was done earlier this m...
Use of Composite Allocation Score for Lung Transplant Wait List Improves Outcomes
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 – Wait-list outcomes for lung transplants have substantially improved in the composite allocation score (CAS) era, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic...
Double Lung Transplant Saves Mother Of Twins
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 — The timing of Cornelia Tischmacher’s pneumonia couldn’t have been worse — eight months after the Berlin mom gave birth to twins. But the pneumonia just wouldn’t go away, so Tisc...
Simultaneous Liver Transplant, Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial
FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 – Simultaneous liver transplant and sleeve gastrectomy (LTSG) yield durable weight loss, resolution of diabetes and hypertension, and a reduction in allograft steatosis...
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...