A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

Hoping to someday stave off immune rejection after xenotransplantation, researchers at New York University's Langone ...

Using loopholes and fraud, brokers turn poverty in Bangladesh and demand for transplants in India into booming business.

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

Getting a kidney transplant: ... Body mass index of 35-40 or lower; ... and how close they are geographically to the location of the donor,” says Wright. ...

Her body began rejecting the pig kidney after a record 130 days. AP. Before Looney’s transplant only four other Americans had received experimental xenotransplants of gene-edited pig organs ...

Your kidney transplant surgery depends on whether your kidney comes from a living or non-living donor. In general, the steps of surgery remain the same: Your surgeon makes an incision (cut) in your ...

Towana Looney, who received a pig kidney transplant in November 2024, goes over notes about her recovery with Dr. Jeffrey Stern at NYU Langone Health in New York, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

In Ohio, 26,498 kidney transplants have been done to date since 1988 and 1,293 were done in 2024 alone. So far this year, 206 kidney transplants have been performed in the state. Only one has been ...

When kidney disease advances to stage 5, the only way to treat it is through dialysis or a transplant — but unfortunately, not everyone is eligible. Brady Dransfield was one of the lucky ones.

If you have a loved one with chronic kidney disease, the doctor may suggest a kidney transplant. Learn who can get one, why they’re preferred over dialysis, and what the risks are.