A normally life-saving procedure has ended in a incredibly rare kind of death. According to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person recently died from a rabies infection contracted from the kidney of a deceased donor. WTOL, a media outlet based in Toledo, Ohio, first reported on the unusual […]
First-Ever Transplant of Pig Liver Into Human Marks Milestone in Organ Science
We’ve reached a new frontier in organ transplantation. In a medical first, scientists announced this week that they successfully kept a genetically modified pig liver functioning inside a human body—at least for a short while. Researchers in China detailed their groundbreaking accomplishment in a study published today in Nature. They transplanted the liver into a […]
Patient With Artificial Heart Smashes Survival Record
An Australian man has become a medical marvel thanks to his groundbreaking artificial heart. The man’s doctors reported this week that he was the first person in the world to be discharged from the hospital with an implant developed to completely replace the heart’s functioning. Doctors at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney performed the experimental […]