Kidney transplant articles
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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney. The first, a man transplanted last month in Boston, also is faring well. Pisano was far sicker, suffering a combination of heart and kidney failure. It's the latest in a string of attempts to make...
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Pool tournament rivalry turns into lifesaving friendship after kidney transplant
Pool rivals turned friends become 'kidney buddies for life' with lifesaving transplant
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Pool tournament rivalry turns into lifesaving friendship after kidney transplant
Pool rivals turned friends become 'kidney buddies for life' with lifesaving transplant