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Organs (Page 4)

Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died

2024-07-10
By: Exporter
On: July 10, 2024
In: Heart / Cardiovascular, Organs, Urinary System

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had both kidney failure and heart failure. She received the pig kidney April 12, eight days afterContinue Reading

Doctors Perform Larynx Transplant in Cancer Patient

2024-07-10
By: Exporter
On: July 10, 2024
In: Cancer, Organs

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, Marty Kedian had been without a voice. Kedian, who hails from Haverhill, Mass., has undergone dozens of surgeries while being treated for a rare form of laryngeal cancer. As a result, he was robbed of his voice — along with theContinue Reading

Unhealthy Microbiome May Raise Death Risk After Organ Transplant

2024-07-10
By: Exporter
On: July 10, 2024
In: Care Giving, Organs

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with an “unhealthy” gut microbiome appear to be more likely to die following an organ transplant, a new study warns. These gut microbe patterns are specifically associated with deaths from cancer and infection, regardless of the organ that’s been transplanted, researchers reportedContinue Reading

‘A Pretty Cool Experience:’ Having a Kidney Transplant While Awake

2024-06-24
By: Exporter
On: June 24, 2024
In: Health & Technology, Organs, Urinary System

MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expecting the spinal anesthesia to kick in?’” Nicolas, 28, recalled in a newsContinue Reading

Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease

2024-06-10
By: Exporter
On: June 10, 2024
In: Obesity, Organs

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental ‘supercharged’ form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests. The drug under development, survodutide, helped up to 83% of patients gain real improvements in markers of fatty liver disease, a widespread and potentiallyContinue Reading

Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Woman Who Received It

2024-06-05
By: Exporter
On: June 5, 2024
In: Health & Technology, Organs, Urinary System

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had the transplanted organ removed due to complications linked to a heart pump she is using, her doctors said. Lisa Pisano, 54, remains hospitalized andContinue Reading

Too Much Sitting Could Be Harming Kids’ Livers

2024-06-04
By: Exporter
On: June 4, 2024
In: Diseases, Organs

TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids who spend more than six hours a day on their duffs have a greater risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by the time they’re young adults, a new study claims. Children have 15% higher odds of fatty liver diseaseContinue Reading

Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant

2024-05-13
By: Exporter
On: May 13, 2024
In: Cancer, Health & Technology, Organs

MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time,Continue Reading

First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant

2024-05-13
By: Exporter
On: May 13, 2024
In: Organs, Urinary System

MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement released Saturday, Slayman’s family said they were “deeply saddened about the sudden passing of ourContinue Reading

Small Pump May Let Kids Stay Home As They Await New Heart

2024-05-07
By: Exporter
On: May 7, 2024
In: Health & Technology, Organs

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A small, implantable heart pump could help children await heart transplants at home rather than languishing in a hospital, according to a new study. The pump is surgically attached to augment the heart’s blood-pumping action, giving more time to find a donor heart,Continue Reading

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