New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants
People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. …
Organ transplants
Kidney transplants are safe between people with HIV, new US study shows
People with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus, according to a large study that comes as the U.S. government moves to expand the practice. …
Jeanine Tesori becomes first woman composer to open Met Opera season with reworked `Grounded’
NEW YORK — Jeanine Tesori watched the world premiere run of her “Grounded” with director Michael Mayer last fall at the Kennedy Center and noticed audience fidgeting. “It didn’t need …
Donating a kidney is even safer now than thought, US study shows
WASHINGTON — People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. The study tracked …
The Next Frontier for mRNA Could Be Healing Damaged Organs
A healthy liver is spongy and reddish-brown in color with a smooth appearance. But when the surgeons took this one out of the cooler, it was hard, marbled, and covered …
Pig transplant research yields a surprise: Bacon safe for some people allergic to red meat
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Some people who develop a weird and terrifying allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick can still eat pork from a surprising …
Meet some of the world’s cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in …
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant — along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating – has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday. Lisa Pisano …
A 98-year-old man’s liver was donated. He is believed to be the oldest American organ donor ever
ST. LOUIS — Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died at age 98 he had one last thing to give: his liver. Allen, a veteran of …
Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis just 47 days later after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ. Lisa Pisano was the second …