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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...
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...
Duke Doctors Perform First Living Mitral Valve Transplant
MONDAY, March, 3, 2025 – In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, saving the lives of three y...
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...
Epstein-Barr Virus Might Help Trigger Cancer After Kidney Transplant
Key Takeaways Kidney transplant recipients who’ve never been exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus but receive organs from a donor who has been may develop a rare and aggressive cancer As many as 1...
Boston Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney in Fourth Patient
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a ...
FDA Approves Clinical Trials for Pig Kidney Transplants in Humans
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure, marking a major step...
PTLD Up for Seronegative Recipients of Epstein-Barr Virus-Seropositive Donor Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seronegative recipients of EBV-seropositive donor (EBV D+/R−) kidneys have an increased risk for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (...
Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New Kidney
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down. "I'm...
Women Wait Longer and Are Less Likely to Receive Lung Transplant
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Women are less likely to receive a lung transplant than men and wait longer on the waiting list, but they have significantly higher posttransplant survival, according to a...