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Missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent kidney transplant found safe: Sheriff

Thursday, April 17 by ABC News

(Clallam County, WA) -- Authorities said a missing 10-year-old boy who recently underwent a kidney transplant and needed medication has been found safe following an "urgent" search.Mason Combs was last seen leaving a friend's house in Clallam County and running into a wooded area... Read More.

Kidney donor released by ICE after appeal to save his brothers life

Saturday, April 5 by ABC News

(BROADVIEW, Ill.) -- A man who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month was temporarily released from an Illinois facility on Friday, after community advocates and officials appealed for his freedom so he can resume the kidney donation process in... Read More.

Kidney donor expected to be released by ICE after appeal to save his brothers life

Friday, April 4 by ABC News

(BROADVIEW, Ill.) -- A man who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this month is expected to be released on Friday from a facility in Broadview, Illinois, after community advocates and officials appealed for his release so he can resume the... Read More.

Pig kidney transplants, new schizophrenia drug: Here are 5 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2024

Monday, December 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- From a pig kidney transplant to restoring genetic deafness, 2024 was a year full of medical breakthroughs.The breakthroughs include the discovery of a cause of an autoimmune disease, the development of a "game-changing" drug and potential hope for those experiencing end-stage... Read More.

Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly two months later

Monday, May 13 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died, his family announced on Saturday.Richard Slayman underwent the four-hour procedure in March at Massachusetts General Hospital and was discharged from the hospital two weeks later on April... Read More.

Woman becomes first patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant

Wednesday, April 24 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill patient has become the first person in the world to undergo a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and also have a mechanical heart pump surgically implanted.Surgeons at NYU Langone Health, in New York City, performed... Read More.

New race-neutral kidney evaluation moves thousands of Black patients up transplant waitlist

Monday, April 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Jazmin Evans is one of more than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates who found out that an outdated medical test may have inappropriately calculated their need for a transplant.Evans, 29, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in January 2012. She started... Read More.

Surgeons transplant worlds first genetically edited pig kidney into living human

Thursday, March 21 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world's first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human.During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital connected the pig kidney's blood vessels and ureter -- the duct... Read More.

Mom has limbs amputated after going into septic shock following kidney stone surgery

Saturday, January 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Cindy Mullins was a healthy 41-year-old mom of two when she went into the hospital nearly six weeks ago for surgery on kidney stones.On Friday, Mullins is finally going home after a life-changing experience that resulted in both of her legs... Read More.

Long-term survival of monkey with transplanted pig kidney offers hope in alternative organ search: Scientists

Thursday, October 12 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Harvard-affiliated scientists say they have been able to keep a monkey alive for two years with a genetically engineered pig kidney. Although preliminary, transplant experts say this research is an important milestone in the search for an alternative source of organs.Scientists are hopeful... Read More.

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