Tag: kidney

Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants as it investigates ‘inappropriate changes’ to patient records

A Houston hospital has temporarily stopped liver and kidney transplants after it says it learned one of its physicians altered patient records in a government database, which may have prevented them from getting new organs. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston confirmed that it is investigating “inappropriate changes” to liver donor acceptance criteria for patients […]

A 62-year-old man just received the world’s first pig kidney transplant. Why experts say animal organs could ‘turn medicine on its ear.’

For the first time, a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a 62-year-old man by surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, the facility announced Thursday. Transplanting animal organs into humans is becoming more common, but these procedures remain rare and have yet to significantly extend patients’ lives. Amid an ongoing organ shortage, experts say […]

Surgeons Perform World’s First Pig-Human Kidney Transplant

A 62-year-old man suffering from end-stage renal disease has become the first living recipient of a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital announced on Thursday, March 21. The four-hour surgery, performed at the Boston hospital on March 16, marks a “major milestone in the quest to provide more readily […]

US surgeons transplant pig kidney into patient

Doctors in the US have announced they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said it is the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors.   Also, two men received heart […]

Little girl battling kidney disease going to Disneyland

OCONTO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – A once-in-a-lifetime trip to Disneyland for a very deserving little girl. Nova Jordan was born with end stage renal disease and endured countless trips to Milwaukee for dialysis and other treatments. “It was really heartbreaking and surprising too because my entire pregnancy they told me everything was fine nothing was […]

Utah man uses clowning to cope with kidney failure

CENTERVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — To find a dream, hope, and purpose, this Utah man with kidney failure said he uses clowning. Mat Uhl, also known as Beeber B. Clown, applied for a scholarship to the selective World Clown Convention and got it. One killed after being thrown over barrier in Willard multi-vehicle crash Now, this […]

Australia all-rounder suffering from chronic kidney disease

Cameron Green is considered one of the best all-rounders in world cricket Australia all-rounder Cameron Green has revealed that he has chronic kidney disease. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with the condition at birth, with doctors telling his parents there was a chance he may not live beyond the age of 12. Green has since gone […]