The Latest Breaking News from Kidney Transplant

Pig Kidney Transplanted Into Brain Dead Man Survives For Two Months

Groundbreaking study offers hope for organ supply in desperate need of transplants.

Zenger · Sep 25, 2023

Girl, 8, first UK kidney transplant patient not to need life-long drugs in breakthrough treatment at London hospital

Aditi Shankar will not need to take drugs for life in pioneering transplant treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2023

Girl, 8, first in UK to get kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs

Scrabble-loving Aditi Shankar will not need to use life-long medicine to prevent her body from rejecting the organ.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

KODA announces kidney transplant breakthrough

The group Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates is touting a breakthrough in the transportation of donated organs. KODA officials say on July 13th, for the first time, a donated kidney attached to a perfusion pump was flown unattended by a medical team.

WEKU · Aug 1, 2023

Suspects taken into custody in Vijayawada kidney racket

The Eluru One Town police investigating allegations of a kidney transplant racket have picked up several people suspecting their involvement in the case on Monday

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2023

Desperate Lanarkshire dad 'wants his life back' as he struggles to find kidney donor

A Lanarkshire dad of four is in desperate need of a kidney transplant as he struggles to find a donation, saying, "a transplant would truly mean getting my life back".

Glasgow Live · Jun 10, 2023

Tasmanian pair created fake social media profiles to harass COVID-19 sceptic, court hears

A man who has pleaded guilty to menacing another man via social media says he and an associate did it because the victim was posting misinformation about COVID-19 online — something which angered him as he was awaiting a kidney transplant.

ABC News · May 29, 2023

Tina Turner had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease. Here's how one leads to the other

Legendary singer Tina Turner, who died this week at the age of 83 after a long illness, has written about her history of high blood pressure and kidney disease, leading to a kidney transplant.

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

Race and Kidney Transplants—A Brief Rejoinder to Dr. Stanley Goldfarb

My brief rejoinder to his response to my earlier post on this subject.

Reason · Apr 20, 2023

Dr. Stanley Goldfarb Responds to Me on Race and Kidney Transplants

This piece is his response to my post criticizing of an article he wrote in the City Journal.

Reason · Apr 19, 2023