A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney
A woman named Towana Looney is the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, reflecting progress in xenotransplantation.
Inside the operating room of a new kind of pig kidney transplant
Towana Looney's transplant emphasizes the potential of genetically modified pig organs in addressing organ shortage issues, though ethical and medical concerns persist.
Heart issues, not pig kidney, killed transplant patient, doctors say
Rick Slayman died from a cardiac event unrelated to his kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, highlighting the risks in medical procedures.
A Third Person Has Received a Transplant of a Genetically Engineered Pig Kidney
A woman named Towana Looney is the third person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, reflecting progress in xenotransplantation.
Inside the operating room of a new kind of pig kidney transplant
Towana Looney's transplant emphasizes the potential of genetically modified pig organs in addressing organ shortage issues, though ethical and medical concerns persist.
Heart issues, not pig kidney, killed transplant patient, doctors say
Rick Slayman died from a cardiac event unrelated to his kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, highlighting the risks in medical procedures.
A Conversation with Andrej Grajn, Organ Procurement Surgeon
Andrej Grajn's diverse upbringing in Yugoslavia significantly shaped his worldview, leading to an openness and empathy that he applies in his medical career.
Michigan teacher who received double lung transplant helps students make blankets for organ donor families
A Michigan teacher and students created blankets for organ donor families to honor the impact of organ donation and celebrate their relationships with donors.
Michigan teacher who received double lung transplant helps students make blankets for organ donor families
A Michigan teacher and students created blankets for organ donor families to honor the impact of organ donation and celebrate their relationships with donors.
Trading Time for Tissue: The Morality of Organ Donation Programs in Prisons
A Massachusetts bill proposed allowing incarcerated individuals to donate organs for reduced sentences, highlighting organ shortages and racial disparities in donations.
Horrifying' mistake to harvest organs from a living person averted, witnesses say
A donor, declared dead, showed alarming signs of life during organ retrieval, raising ethical concerns about donor protections in the organ donation process.
Horrifying' mistake to harvest organs from a living person averted, witnesses say
A donor, declared dead, showed alarming signs of life during organ retrieval, raising ethical concerns about donor protections in the organ donation process.