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US surgeons report longest successful pig-to-human kidney transplant
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient announced Thursday they had ended their experiment after a record-breaking 61 days.
US surgeons say pig kidney functional in human for more than a month
AFP, Published on 17/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain dead patient said Wednesday the organ was still working well after a record 32 days -- a significant step in the quest to close the organ donation gap.
Nigerian politician jailed after UK organ trial
AFP, Published on 05/05/2023
» LONDON: A British court on Friday jailed Nigeria's former deputy Senate president for nine years and eight months, following his landmark conviction for plotting to harvest a man's kidney for his sick daughter.
First pig heart transplant patient dies after two months
AFP, Published on 09/03/2022
» WASHINGTON - The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the medical milestone, the hospital that carried out the surgery said Wednesday.
Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families
AFP, Published on 28/02/2022
» HERAT, Afghanistan: Jobless, debt-ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice but to sell a kidney -- one of a growing number of Afghans willing to sacrifice an organ to save their families.
UN chief calls on Taliban to uphold women's rights
AFP, Published on 27/01/2022
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The Taliban must uphold the fundamental human rights of women and children, the United Nations chief said Wednesday, urging the international community to release frozen Afghan aid to prevent families from selling their babies to buy food.
US surgeons successfully implant pig heart in human
AFP, Published on 11/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a human patient, a first of its kind procedure, the University of Maryland Medical School said Monday.
Pig kidney works in human patient in 'potential miracle'
AFP, Published on 21/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: 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.
In US, first kidney transplant from living donor with HIV
AFP, Published on 28/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV-positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the AIDS virus, US surgeons announced Thursday, in a major medical breakthrough.
First baby born via uterus transplanted from dead donor
AFP, Published on 05/12/2018
» PARIS: In a medical first, a mother who received a uterus transplant from a dead donor gave birth to a healthy baby, researchers reported Wednesday.