Allina Health closed its Kidney Transplant and Living Kidney Donor Program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital on June 27.

Her kidney function was at 19%, and she's going to need a kidney transplant eventually,'" Denise Elston, their mother, said. "Thirty seconds later, Amaris said, 'Can I give her one?'" ...

Doctors say Lisa Pisano, who received a pig kidney transplant, is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ. Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene ...

Lombard's path to a kidney transplant was a difficult one. She and her identical twin were born in 1954 ‒ the same year a kidney transplant first succeeded in extending a man's life.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

In the test in March, the kidney had remained frozen for 10 days and was to be transplanted back into the pig from which it had been taken. At 3 a.m. the team started thawing the kidney, a process ...

How long it takes to get a kidney transplant depends on patients' blood type, medical urgency and a mix of other factors — including how long they've spent on the waiting list.

Pig kidney transplant into brain-dead man could be a game-changer By . Alex Mitchell and Marc Lallanilla. Published Aug. 16, 2023. Updated Aug. 16, 2023, 3:55 p.m. ET. Explore More ...

Oct 1 (Reuters) - A growing number of lawsuits claim the nonprofit that administers the nation’s organ transplant network used a racist calculation to require Black people with kidney failure to ...

The transplant waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor was three years at the time, about the same as today. Gary wouldn’t have to wait if Karl donated one of his.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...