Health Dec 17 Alabama woman recovering well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Health May 31 Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove failing pig kidney Lisa Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig, in a dramatic pair of surgeries in April that also implanted a pump to keep her failing heart beating. By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Science May 18 Watch 6:55 How America’s organ transplant system can be improved Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former executive director of the AdventHealth… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
Nation Mar 22 Watch 6:53 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 22 Watch 6:15 Biden administration proposes overhaul of organ transplant system The Biden administration announced plans to overhaul the network that has run the nation’s organ transplant system for nearly four decades. The United Network for Organ Sharing has faced criticism for inadequately managing the process. The proposal would open up… By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas
Mar 22 Biden administration announces plans to modernize organ transplant system By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The United Network for Organ Sharing has a government contract to oversee how organs are retrieved and distributed and to run the massive computer system that matches patients and organs. Continue reading
May 16 Boston hospital records first penis transplant in U.S. By Eric Boodman, STAT In a 15-hour procedure earlier this month, a man received a penis transplant from a deceased donor at Massachusetts General Hospital. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch 3:29 In a first, doctors transplant organs between HIV-positive donor, recipients By PBS News Hour For the first time in the U.S., doctors performed successful surgeries that transplanted organs from one HIV-positive donor into two HIV-positive patients. Dr. Christine Durand of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss. Continue watching
Feb 26 First uterus transplant in the U.S. offers pregnancy hope By Melissa Bailey, STAT A 26-year-old patient underwent a uterine transplant, the first in the US, on Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch Heart Transplants: How Do You Get One? Cheney's New Heart: Who Gets to Top of Transplant List and Why?… Continue watching