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Scientists revived the cells of pigs an hour after death, a potential organ transplant breakthrough
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists revitalized cells in the bodies of dead pigs.
2 pig hearts were successfully transplanted into brain-dead human patients
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Surgeons successfully transplanted pig hearts into brain-dead patients, advancing toward the next stage of FDA trials.
3 kids receive kidney transplants without need for immune-suppressing drugs
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Three children with a rare genetic disease received kidney transplants without the need for any immune-suppressing drugs.
1st-of-its-kind heart transplant in infant could prevent organ rejection
By Rachael Rettner published
The novel procedure involves transplanting a heart along with thymus tissue from the same donor.
Man who received 1st pig heart transplant has died
By Rachael Rettner published
The exact cause of the man's death is still unclear.
How did doctors perform surgery before modern anesthesia?
By Emma Bryce published
The history of anesthesia in surgery was grisly, painful and occasionally very dubious.
Creating 'universal' transplant organs: New study moves us one step closer.
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The technique will soon be tested in a clinical trial.
Surgeons transplant pig's heart into dying human patient in a first
By Tom Metcalfe published
The heart from a genetically modified pig has been transplanted into a Maryland man in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
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