transplants

The neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero announced in 2015 that he could soon be capable of performing the world’s first human head transplant procedure. This would mean that it would be possible to remove someone’s head, and graft it onto…

It has been suggested that blood donors be genetically tested to make sure they don’t have an inherited form of Alzheimer’s, but others think this is unnecessaryBSIP/UIG Via Getty Images Could Alzheimer’s disease be…

Surgeons perform the pig kidney transplant. The surgery took place last week, and the patient is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the…

The kidney transplant procedure is the first of its kind in a living personMichelle Rose/MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old man living with…

The kidney transplant procedure is the first of its kind in a living personMichelle Rose/MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL Surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old man living with…

In the year 2000, there were 13,600 kidney transplants in the United States. Just 22 years later, that number topped 25,000—in part because of some creative thinking from Dr. Al Roth, an economist and Stanford University…

Aaron James with Eduardo RodriguezRuss Geltman/NYU Langone Health In a world first, surgeons have performed an eyeball transplant. It is uncertain if the recipient will be able to see using his new eye, but the…

Doctors in the operating room during the transplant of the second-ever pig heart into a human recipientTom Jemski (UMSOM Public Affairs) Surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart into a…

Surgeons carrying out a kidney transplantChristopher Furlong/Getty Images Drugs that clear away worn-out cells may improve the success of transplanted organs from older donors, according to research in mice. As we…

  ‌   The online database OECD Health Statistics 2021 has been released on July 2nd, and updated in November following the release of Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators.    The OECD Health Database…