Massachusetts General succeeds with genetically edited pig kidney transplant
Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday announced the world ' s first successful genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a human. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MGH performs first-ever pig-to-human kidney transplant
The transplant was enabled by technology from Cambridge-based eGenesis, which raised a gene-edited pig to make its kidney transferrable into a patient. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
US Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-human Kidney Transplant US Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-human Kidney Transplant
A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney Into a Patient, a Medical Milestone
The man continues to improve, doctors said. Organs from genetically engineered pigs one day may make dialysis obsolete. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Surgery and Surgeons Immune System Doctors Cloning Diabetes Black People Urine Blood Massachusetts General Hospital Boston (Mass) Source Type: news
First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient
(MedPage Today) -- A 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) received the world's first successful transplant of a genetically edited pig kidney, doctors in Boston announced.
The 4-hour surgery took place on March 16 at the Mass General... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Adult RSV Infection: 5 Things to Know Adult RSV Infection: 5 Things to Know
Adult RSV infection can have serious consequences. These five things to know will help you recognize and protect the adult populations most vulnerable to severe disease.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD Teamwork Enables Transplant for Those With Obesity, ESRD
A collaborative program between bariatric and transplant teams enabled patients with morbid obesity and end-stage renal disease to become eligible for a kidney transplant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 19, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause Debate Arises Over Ovarian Tissue Transplants to Menopause
Researchers say a treatment used for cancer patients can delay the onset of menopause significantly for healthy women, but others in the field question the safety and ethics of the procedure.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
ED Visit-Related Mortality Remains Low Post Heart Transplant ED Visit-Related Mortality Remains Low Post Heart Transplant
A new study showed that mortality rates associated with ED visits remained low in heart transplant recipients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine Source Type: news
Chinese Scientists Implant First Pig Liver Into Brain-Dead Human
Who says nothing interesting ever happens in the world anymore? This week, in a "first of its kind" operation, a brain-dead human subject was implanted with the world's first gene-edited pig liver transplant, according to SCMP. In…#scmp (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pharma Telehealth for Weight Loss Drugs: Ethicist Pharma Telehealth for Weight Loss Drugs: Ethicist
Art Caplan discusses the ethics of pharma companies setting up their own telehealth programs for new obesity drugs.Medscape Business of Medicine (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news
Race, Ethnicity Plays Role in Liver Transplant Survival
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Researchers hope findings from a new study of liver transplant patients will lead to improved interventions for those from racial and ethnic minority groups.
The study— led by researchers at UT Southwestern... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Be Lifesaver for Folks Needing New Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Weight-loss surgery may help patients struggling with obesity and kidney failure become eligible for a lifesaving transplant, researchers report.Obesity is a key reason why some kidney patients are turned down for a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Provides Pathway to Transplant in ESRD
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Referral of obese end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) could offer a pathway to transplant, according to a study published online March 12 in the Journal of the American College... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program Nationally Ranked by the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients
Memorial Transplant Institute maintained its national ranking at number six for life-saving kidney transplants among 256 programs by The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program earned the number one spot in the Miami Metro area and ranked... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
