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Recipient of first pig-heart transplant dies 2 months after surgery

The University of Maryland Medical Center didn't give an official cause of death, but did say the h…

Rebecca Cohen   


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Doctors changed the blood type of human lungs in the lab, opening the door to life-saving universal organs

Many patients die waiting for transplants because there are no compatible organs. Converting organs…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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Scientists created a fish from human stem cells that swims on its own. The bizarre experiment could one day help them build hearts from scratch.

The artificial fish is a bioengineering feat, but there are immense hurdles to overcome before scie…

Marianne Guenot   


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Transplants in a small Swiss village complained clanging cowbells kept them up all night. Locals sided with the cows.

Locals of Aarwangen, Switzerland, defended farmers' use of cowbells as part of traditional Swiss cu…

Kelsey Vlamis   


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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…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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The first pig-heart transplant patient was denied a human heart after failing to follow doctors' orders

Patients who miss appointments or forget medication may be denied a spot on the organ waiting list.…

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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An Ohio woman was denied a life-saving liver transplant after refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Michelle Vitullo has stage 4 liver disease, which is fatal without transplantation. She won't get t…

Anna Medaris Miller   


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The recipient of a historic pig-heart transplant stabbed a man years ago. Ethicists say criminal history shouldn't affect who gets lifesaving organs.

The stabbing left its victim paralyzed, and raises ethical questions about who deserves lifesaving …

Morgan McFall-Johnsen   


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A woman's ulcerative colitis got so bad she used her boyfriend's feces to give herself 200 DIY poop transplants

The experimental fecal transplants seemed to ease her ulcerative colitis. But her symptoms disappea…

Serafina Kenny   


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Fecal transplants could be a secret weapon for some patients battling skin cancer

Fecal transplant pills taken before starting immunotherapy for melanoma helped patients improve the…

Julia Pugachevsky   


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An immunocompromised man had 4 shots of COVID-19 vaccine but still appears to have poor immunity

Kidney transplant recipient Andrew Linder said an antibody test came back negative. He is now self …

Marianne Guenot   


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A Colorado woman couldn't get a kidney transplant because she refused a COVID-19 vaccine - a policy at many hospitals

Transplant centers commonly prioritize patients who are more likely to survive after surgery. Vacci…

Aria Bendix   


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A man gave himself poop transplants using his mom's feces to treat his debilitating Crohn's. Then he started experiencing her menopause symptoms.

While using his mom as a donor for poop transplants, a man is thought to have absorbed her menopaus…

Serafina Kenny   


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A woman has been cured of HIV using a groundbreaking umbilical cord blood transplant, scientists say

A woman has reportedly become the third person to be "cured" of HIV via medical intervention, using…

Hilary Brueck   


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Centre abolishes all age limits for organ donation, to adopt 'one nation, one policy'

As per the guidelines, there is a restriction on people above 65 years from receiving organ and to …

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A 57-year-old man receives a pig heart in a groundbreaking transplant to save him from heart disease

For the first time, doctors successfully used a pig heart in a human heart transplant to save a Mar…

Rebecca Cohen,Andrea Michelson   


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A man who lost half of his face in a work accident has received the world's first whole-eye transplant. He may even see out of it one day.

Aaron James was hit with a 7200-volt electric shock in 2021. After the surgery, including the first…

Grace Eliza Goodwin,Julia Pug…   


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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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Kelsey Vlamis   


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Transplant patients 'desperate' for COVID vaccine protection are getting illicit 3rd doses - and it might be working for some

A small study of transplant patients suggests third vaccine doses can be safe and effective, a prom…

Hilary Brueck