Transplants – MOSAEC

Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial ethical questions remain.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

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Dialysis May Prolong Life for Older Patients. But Not by Much.

In one recent study, the challenging regimen added 77 days of life after three years. Often, kidney disease can be managed in other ways.

By Paula Span

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What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking

Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about the cells’ promise.

By Sarah Kliff