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'Reborn Again': Blind Bride-To-Be Thriving After Triple-Organ Transplant
TUESDAY, Sept. 2, 2025 — Stricken with cancer in infancy, Jessica Lopez endured tumor-fighting treatments that saved her young life but also left her with lasting heart damage. By the time she re...
Pig Lung Transplanted Into Man for 9 Days in Groundbreaking Study
TUESDAY, Aug. 26, 2025 — Doctors in China transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a man, where it functioned for nine days, according to a new study published in the journal Nature M...
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...
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...