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Organ donations give the terminally ill hope
Organ transplantation is arguably one of the most impactful medical advancements.
FILE: Organ donations can…
Can scientists restore cell function after death? New pig study raises questions – National |…
Researchers have found that decay of tissues after death can be halted and cell functions restored based on early experiments in pigs that may eventually help increase the number of transplantable human organs.
Sixty minutes after…
Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients
Surgeons at New York University (NYU) have successfully transplanted genetically engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead people, researchers said on Tuesday (Jul 12), moving a step closer to a long-term goal of using pig parts to address…
How 3D printers are building a better world – National | Globalnews.ca
In 2017, Kris Depowski was petting her dog Murphy when she noticed a bump on the top of his head.It was hard, about the size of a golf ball, and as she recalls, “it appeared out of nowhere.”Soon after, Depowski got some scary news.The bump…
Commentary: Genetically engineered pigs may shorten organ transplant wait list
Doctors have also made attempts to transplant animal hearts, the first of which predated the first human-to-human heart transplant.
In 1964, a chimpanzee heart transplanted by James Hardy survived for only a few hours. Len Bailey’s 1983…
COVID-19 vaccine rules for organ transplants are about aiming for ‘best possible outcome’: experts…
There appears to be growing consensus among Canadian organ transplant specialists about requiring COVID-19 vaccination for patients looking to be placed on the wait-list for an organ donation.
Why?It’s all about trying to ensure…
U.S. man recovering after receiving gene-edited pig heart in world-first transplant – National…
A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported on Monday.
The surgery, performed by…
Canada’s organ transplant groups reviewing COVID-19 vaccine policy for recipients – National |…
Transplant centres in Western Canada have stopped short of requiring organ recipients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but they say conversations about such a policy are ongoing.
Some centres in other parts of the…
Organ transplant patients in limbo as Alberta, Saskatchewan delay surgeries amid COVID-19 surge |…
Marla Marshall has been waiting for her second liver transplant since February this year — and now she’s worried that time is running out.
The Calgary mother of three daughters was born with a form of neo-natal hepatitis and had…