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Kidney Transplant
Kidney failure is a major healthcare problem, and transplanting a new kidney is sometimes the only medical solution. Less than 10% of patients with kidney failure undergo a kidney transplant with a family donor, and 1% do so with a kidney from a deceased donor (someone who has died and their organs have been donated).
25-04-2025
The medical community was recently saddened by the passing of the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant, marking a significant event in the field of xenotransplantation. Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old who underwent this groundbreaking medical procedure, succumbed to complications approximately two months after the surgery. Although the Massachusetts General Hospital, where the procedure took […]
03-04-2025
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