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Scientists Create One Kidney That Can Match Any Patient, No Matter The Blood Type
Scientists have developed a universal kidney transplant by converting a donor kidney to blood type O, enabling compatibility with any recipient.
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Breakthrough In Organ Transplantation: Surgeons Revive "Dead" Heart For Infant Transplant
Surgeons at Duke University have successfully transplanted a revived "dead" heart into a three-month-old baby, offering new hope for infants in need of heart transplants and potentially increasing the donor pool.
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World's First Bladder Transplant Gives New Hope For Cancer Patients
US surgeons successfully perform the world's first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to millions worldwide suffering from bladder impairment, and paving the way for a potential new treatment option for patients with severely impaired bladde
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In Transplant Breakthrough, Pig Kidney Attached to Human Successfully
Surgeons have successfully attached a pig kidney to a human in a breakthrough case of animal-to-human transplant.
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Pig Kidney Works In Human For 1st Time; "Potential Miracle," Says Surgeon
A US medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig's kidney to a person, a transplant breakthrough hailed as a "potential miracle" by the surgeon who led the procedure.
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First Living HIV-Positive Donor Provides Kidney For Transplant In Medical Breakthrough
The donor, 35-year-old Nina Martinez, and the recipient, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering in the hospital after Monday's surgery, doctors said. The recipient no longer needs kidney dialysis for the first time in a year.
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This Woman Is The World's First Living HIV-Positive Kidney Donor
Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Hospital have transplanted a kidney from a living HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient, a medical breakthrough they hope will expand the pool of available organs and help change perceptions of HIV.
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Australian Doctors Transplant 'Dead' Hearts in Surgical Breakthrough
Australian surgeons said on Friday they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in a world's first they said could change the way organs are donated.
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Scientists Create One Kidney That Can Match Any Patient, No Matter The Blood Type
Scientists have developed a universal kidney transplant by converting a donor kidney to blood type O, enabling compatibility with any recipient.
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Breakthrough In Organ Transplantation: Surgeons Revive "Dead" Heart For Infant Transplant
Surgeons at Duke University have successfully transplanted a revived "dead" heart into a three-month-old baby, offering new hope for infants in need of heart transplants and potentially increasing the donor pool.
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World's First Bladder Transplant Gives New Hope For Cancer Patients
US surgeons successfully perform the world's first human bladder transplant, offering new hope to millions worldwide suffering from bladder impairment, and paving the way for a potential new treatment option for patients with severely impaired bladde
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In Transplant Breakthrough, Pig Kidney Attached to Human Successfully
Surgeons have successfully attached a pig kidney to a human in a breakthrough case of animal-to-human transplant.
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Pig Kidney Works In Human For 1st Time; "Potential Miracle," Says Surgeon
A US medical team has succeeded in temporarily attaching a pig's kidney to a person, a transplant breakthrough hailed as a "potential miracle" by the surgeon who led the procedure.
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First Living HIV-Positive Donor Provides Kidney For Transplant In Medical Breakthrough
The donor, 35-year-old Nina Martinez, and the recipient, who chose to remain anonymous, are recovering in the hospital after Monday's surgery, doctors said. The recipient no longer needs kidney dialysis for the first time in a year.
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This Woman Is The World's First Living HIV-Positive Kidney Donor
Surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Hospital have transplanted a kidney from a living HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient, a medical breakthrough they hope will expand the pool of available organs and help change perceptions of HIV.
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Australian Doctors Transplant 'Dead' Hearts in Surgical Breakthrough
Australian surgeons said on Friday they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in a world's first they said could change the way organs are donated.
