US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Friday, a milestone that comes at a critical time for…
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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the…
Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, families
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH - Associated Press
Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the…
Bacteria in Donor Organs More Likely to Complicate Immune Response after…
, also shows that this anti-microbial immune response can be triggered by immune cell memory of previous encounters with bacteria, further complicating the body's ability to accept a…
Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a…
Cyclist on fundraising trek killed in South Dakota crash
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Canadian bicyclist who was raising money for his granddaughter’s kidney transplant with a long-distance ride died from injuries…
CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.About two…
Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant
By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer
Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have…
HBCU medical schools to tackle organ transplant disparities
By KAT STAFFORD - Associated Press
A new initiative aimed at increasing the number of Black Americans registered as organ donors and combating…
EXPLAINER: What’s known about sudden liver disease in kids
A puzzling outbreak of sudden liver disease in nearly 200 children has health authorities in Europe and the U.S. racing to find answers.The illnesses have no known…