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organ transplants

The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs

by Ron Morgan
The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs

A healthy liver is spongy and reddish-brown in color with a smooth appearance. But when the surgeons took this one out of the cooler, it was hard, marbled, and covered …

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The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

by Ron Morgan
The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died

Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died almost two months after the transplant. He was 62. The historic procedure was …

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Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

by Ron Morgan
Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney. The surgery, carried out at NYU Langone Health on April 12, also …

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He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working

by Ron Morgan
He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep It Working

Other than rejection of the organ, one of the most common transplant complications is infection. Doctors have to strike a balance when prescribing immunosuppressive drugs: too low a dose can …

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This Bag of Cells Could Grow New Livers Inside of People

by Ron Morgan
This Bag of Cells Could Grow New Livers Inside of People

In early experiments, Lagasse found that if he injected healthy liver cells into the lymph nodes of mice, the cells would flourish and form a second, smaller liver to take …

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A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time

by Ron Morgan
A Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Was Just Transplanted Into a Person for the First Time

Slayman received his first kidney transplant in 2018 from a human donor. The donor kidney initially functioned well, but Slayman started to go into kidney failure after years of living …

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A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days

by Ron Morgan
A Gene-Edited Pig Liver Was Attached to a Person—and Worked for 3 Days

That has led researchers to genetically alter pigs in an attempt to make their organs a better match. The biotech company that bred the pig for the Penn study, eGenesis …

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These women donated organs to complete strangers. Both say they have no regrets

by Akin Smith
These women donated organs to complete strangers. Both say they have no regrets

White Coat Black Art26:30The Gift of Life When Tara De Pratto saw a Facebook post about a woman who desperately needed a donor to give her part of their liver, …

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Long-term opioid users suffer with crumbling bones, brain injuries and little hope of treatment

by Akin Smith
Long-term opioid users suffer with crumbling bones, brain injuries and little hope of treatment

Hugh Lampkin says he abused drugs — everything from pot to PCP — for decades. He started at about age 12 in Toronto. Now in his late 50s, he’s an …

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The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died

by Ron Morgan
The Second Person to Get a Pig Heart Transplant Just Died

Lawrence Faucette, the 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease who was the second person to receive a genetically engineered pig heart, died on October 30, according to a statement from …

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