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Scientists rejoice as pig kidney continues to function in human body after 32 days
In a ray of hope for thousands of kidney transplant patients, surgeons at New York University Lango…
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An Ohio hospital accidentally gave the wrong patient a kidney transplant
Two employees at University Hospitals in Cleveland have been placed on leave after the wrong patien…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Selena Gomez fans are calling out the 'Saved by the Bell' reboot for appearing to mention the star's kidney transplant
On Saturday, "Saved by the Bell" representatives apologized and said the show's team will donate to…
Darcy Schild
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Gene-edited pig kidneys were successfully transplanted in humans — and still work 1 month later. It could pave the way for a new kidney-disease treatment.
Researchers successfully transplanted gene-edited pig kidneys into humans. This innovation could on…
Kate Hull
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Selena Gomez slams 'tasteless joke' about her kidney transplant in 'The Good Fight'
The fourth episode of the fifth season of "The Good Fight" mentions Selena Gomez's transplant in a …
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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Selena Gomez shows off kidney transplant scar in new swimsuit photo: 'I feel confident in who I am and what I went through'
I remember it being very difficult at first showing my scar. I didn't want it to be in photos, so I…
Claudia Willen
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How six healthy kidneys saved 140 lives
Weig's kidney eventually went to a complete stranger named Lance Beyer. Lance's wife, Julie, had wa…
Caroline Praderio
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See how surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a dead person in a groundbreaking operation
NYU Langone surgeons attached a working pig kidney to a human body via the blood vessels of the leg…
Gabby Landsverk
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A 9-way kidney transplant is happening in San Francisco
KRON 4 reporter Justine Waldman says some of the patients wanted to remain anonymous, but the 36-ho…
Bryan Logan
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A man turned down a life-saving kidney transplant over his hospital's vaccination policy, saying he 'will die free'
Chad Carswell stood by his decision not to get vaccinated even though doctors said he needs the sur…
Sophia Ankel
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A Colorado woman says she was told she couldn't get a life-saving kidney transplant unless she got vaccinated
Leilani Lutali, who has stage five renal failure, told CBS News she hasn't been vaccinated because …
Sophia Ankel
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Francia Raisa responds to NBC's apology after 'Saved by the Bell' joked about Selena Gomez's kidney transplant
"Let's not forget about the donors that potentially felt offended and dismissed from the spray pain…
Libby Torres
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These six people donated their kidneys to complete strangers and saved 140 lives in the process - here's why
In fact, many patients in need of a kidney have family members or friends willing to donate. The pr…
Caroline Praderio
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A father of a 9-year-old donated his kidney to another dad he'd never met before. He said it was an easy decision.
After seeing a Facebook post of a dad of two in need of a kidney transplant, another dad decided to…
Kelly Burch
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An organ-trafficking ring in Pakistan stole kidneys from more than 300 people, charging up to $35,000 a kidney, police say
Police in Pakistan said gang members sold harvested kidneys to rich clients for up to $35,000 each.
Joshua Zitser
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Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome caused a teen's kidney to fail. Her transplant came from her identical twin.
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome was previously hard to detect via ultrasound. A woman saved her i…
Kelly Burch
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A Florida woman got married and 2 days later swapped her wedding gown for a hospital gown to donate a kidney to her husband's ex-wife
Mylaen Merthe and Debby Neal-Strickland Fort Lauderdale, Florida, now call each other kidney sister…
Jacob Sarkisian
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Kidney of a Jewish father killed by an anti-Israel mob donated by his family to an Arab woman from Jerusalem
Arab Randa Aweis' kidney transplant from Yigal Yehoshua, a Jew killed in Lod, is a 'symbol of hope'…
Joshua Zitser
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Doctors Could Soon Be Performing Transplants Using Organs Infected With HIV
A study led by Peter Stock from the University of California, San Francisco, published in the New E…
Kelly Dickerson
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A Boston hospital is the latest to deny an organ transplant to a patient who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19
Vaccination requirements are not uncommon for transplant patients, since they take medications that…