The primary endpoint was functional immune tolerance, defined as off all immunosuppressive drugs 24 months after ...

Investigators studied whether changes in renal hyperfiltration status affects patient outcomes using a Korean population cohort of more than 4.5 million patients.

The human kidney is a masterclass in biological engineering. Responsible for filtering approximately 50 gallons of blood ...

Surgeons at Tampa General Hospital successfully performed the world’s first known bloodless heart and liver transplant on May 31. Doctors said the nine-hour operation was possible through close ...

NMDPSM, a global nonprofit leader in cell therapy, and its collaborative research program, CIBMTR (Center for International ...

BACKGROUND: Fontan circulatory failure (FCF) is a chronic state in palliated single ventricle heart disease with high morbidity and mortality rates, including heart failure, multisystem end-organ ...

A new kidney transplant program is headed to NYU Langone – Brooklyn, becoming the second of its kind in the borough. But some ...

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis ...

Organ rejection is the single biggest concern for kidney transplant patients, but new research suggests that cancer, infections, and heart disease may pose greater threats to long-term survival ...

A pioneering study has provided unprecedented insights into the immune response following pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.

New data from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Comprehensive Transplant Center shows obese patients with end stage kidney disease and diabetes can safely use weight loss injections to ...

His kidney failed. He’ll never know if a transplant drug from a banned factory was to blame. When Joe DeMayo’s donated kidney started to fail earlier than expected, he didn’t know that the drug he was ...