kidney – Cowley Post

Recipient of first pig kidney transplant dies nearly two months later

Monday, May 13

(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

(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

(NEW YORK) -- Jazmin Evans is one of more than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates who found out that an outdated medical test may have inappropriately calculated their need for a transplant.Evans, 29, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in January 2012.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

(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.

Suni Lee ending college gymnastics career due to kidney issue

Tuesday, April 11

(NEW YORK) -- Suni Lee is wrapping up her college gymnastics career early in order to shift her focus to a health issue, she announced Monday."I have been dealing with a non-gymnastics health-related issue involving my kidneys. For my safety, the medical team did... Read More.