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Surgical team prepares Abernathy for surgery to receive donated kidney as part of a five-way organ transplant swap in New ...

Science May 18

How America’s organ transplant system can be improved

By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young

World May 12

A missile hits a building in northern Gaza
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News Wrap: Israel fights resurgence of Hamas militants in northern Gaza

In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli forces are again fighting Hamas in an area of northern Gaza that the military had previously cleared, Russia says a 10-story apartment building in the border city of Belgorod partially collapsed under Ukrainian shelling,…

Nation Mar 22

transplant
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Transplant of pig kidney into a human marks medical milestone

In a historic first, a kidney from a genetically modified pig was successfully transplanted into a human. Researchers hope for more of this kind of transplant because there aren’t enough human organs for the thousands in need. But putting animal…

By Karina Cuevas, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

Health Mar 21

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a sign at the entrance to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Doctors perform 1st transplant of of genetically modified pig kidney to human patient

Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Health Jan 20

Surgeon performs pig heart transplant in Baltimore
Researchers test pig-to-human kidney transplant in donated body

U.S. researchers are reporting the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Feb 07

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How an economist’s idea to create kidney transplant chains has saved lives

By Paul Solman

What happens if you need a kidney transplant and don’t know someone who is a biological match? A Nobel prize-winning economist has a solution: transplant chains. Donors agree to give to a stranger in exchange for a kidney for their…

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Jan 12

Telenovelas work to educate Hispanics about kidney donations

By Fran Kritz, Kaiser Health News

The marketing strategy is intended to address a growing need among Latinos for kidney transplants.

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