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 ...