I celebrated five years since my bone marrow transplant with a surprise video from my donor, a beautiful reminder of the life ...

Organ rejection is the single biggest concern for kidney transplant patients, but new research suggests that cancer, infections, and heart disease may pose greater threats to long-term survival ...

In contrast, kidney transplantation provided no survival advantage at 5 years for recipients aged 75 years and older if they received organs from expanded-criteria donors (ECD).

A patient with end-stage kidney disease successfully received a genetically engineered porcine kidney and was released from the hospital in February, according to biotech firm eGenesis.

She called for comprehensive policies that include financial aid, post-transplant care, and psychological support for kidney patients and survivors.

For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living person.The hospital, which completed the world's ...

For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living person.

Access to kidney transplants increased for undocumented immigrants in Illinois, Minnesota and Massachusetts following state policy changes from 2013 to 2023, data show.“U.S. citizens are ...

(HealthDay News) — 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 ...

There’s hope for patients living with end-stage kidney disease complications in the Ashanti Region and beyond, as a team of specialists and surgeons succeed in a historic journey of performing a ...

MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- 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 ...