There are more than 40,000 organ transplants performed each year nationwide, illustrating how the organ transplant system can transform lives — but that’s when it works. 1,400 people sit on the ...

A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers future ...

Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former ...

On a winter walk through Alaska’s forests, you might step over what looks like a dead frog, locked stiff beneath the leaves. Its eyes are glazed with ice, its heart doesn’t beat, and its lungs do ...

Muhammad Rabbani, M.D. operates a robotic surgical device during UAB's first robotic kidney transplant. “This milestone also ...

CasNx, a UF startup, is developing a CRISPR-based method to remove viruses from donor organs before transplant. The process uses a normothermic pump, likened to a "dishwasher," and a new "detergent" ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The calls and emails started coming into NYU Langone Health and Massachusetts General Hospital soon after doctors began experimenting with pig organs in humans. People worried ...

Transplant patient stories about waiting for new organs. May 1, 2012— -- intro: For many patients in need of vital organ transplants, life is a waiting game. For some, getting a new, healthy ...

Towana Looney has surpassed 61 days with a pig kidney transplant, becoming the longest-living recipient of this experimental procedure. Her recovery is providing hope for the future of ...

I have been a transplant surgeon since 2019, but my journey with the transplant system began at the age of 2, when I was diagnosed with a progressive liver condition. With very few organs available ...