Transplant a promising cure for COVID-19 lung injury: first Australian case
Australia’s first patient to undergo a lung transplant to treat an irreversible COVID-19-related lung injury has had a successful outcome, his doctors say. After spending…
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Aussie study illuminates the huge cardiac risk that follows kidney failure
Patients with kidney failure and comorbid insulin-treated diabetes are 65 times more likely than adults in the general population to need major cardiac surgery, research…
Surgeons almost ‘come to blows’ when retrieving organs for transplants
A transplant doctor has described how tensions can rise during organ retrievals on dead patients, with surgeons in one case coming close to fisticuffs over…
Landmark whole-eye transplant ‘a success’ despite patient’s lack of vision
US surgeons who performed the world’s first combined whole eye and partial face transplant have pronounced it a success a year on, despite the patient…
First pig-to-human kidney transplant performed
A 62-year-old man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, US doctors have…
‘Excellent’ outcomes for world’s first partial heart transplant recipient
Surgeons who performed the world’s first neonatal partial heart transplant say the procedure could improve outcomes for newborns with irreparable heart valve dysfunction. The US…
Second pig heart transplant patient dies six weeks after procedure
The second patient to be transplanted with a genetically modified pig’s heart has died. Lawrence Faucette was first admitted to hospital on 14 September with…
Gene-edited pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, surgeons say
Genetically engineered pig kidneys are nearing the point where they could provide a sustainable supply of organs for transplant, a pair of new studies argue.…
Deceased organ donors a ‘feasible’ option for uterus transplants
Future demand for donor uterus transplants to treat uterine infertility could be met through existing deceased organ and tissue donation programs, according to new research.…
Australia’s first uterus transplant recipient could give birth next year, doctors report
Doctors who carried out Australia’s first uterus transplantation say their 30-year-old patient has already reported menstruation and could give birth as soon as next year.…
