Oct 21, 2021 · Surgeons at New York University’s Langone Transplant Institute have successfully performed a pig kidney transplant using a genetically modified pig as the donor. This is a momentous step towards saving the lives of tens of thousands of people awaiting a transplant.

In October 2021, surgeons at New York University's Langone Health completed a proof-of-concept experiment by attaching a pig kidney to a brain-dead human body. The organ continued to function normally for two days post-treatment. The kidney came from the Virginia-based regenerative medicine company Revivicor.

Jan 14, 2022 · This infographic takes a look at the size of the transplant waiting list problem in the U.S. According to the Health Resources & Services Administration, almost 120 thousand people were waiting for an organ in September 2021, with a kidney being the most needed (over 97 thousand) by far. A heart transplant was needed by around 3,500 people.

Jan 11, 2022 · Bennett's genetically modified pig heart was provided by Revivicor, a regenerative medicine company based in Blacksburg, Virginia. On the morning of the surgery, the transplant team removed the pig's heart and placed it into a special …

Sep 17, 2019 · Since the first paired kidney exchanges took place in 2000, nearly 6,000 people have received kidney transplants from donors identified by algorithms. But this could be just the start of AI-facilitated organ transplantation.

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Jun 21, 2023 · Transplants took the back seat while seemingly healthy people lost lives due to this new illness, their infected organs inappropriate for transplant. The long-term challenges referred to above were exasperated by the indefinite delays in finding suitable organs and the crisis deepened for transplant waiting-list patients.

Jan 21, 2025 · Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; Karin Keller-Sutter, President of the Swiss Confederation: Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia; Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium; Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Jose Raul Mulino, President of ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Amid these challenges, we are entering a new era of possibility. A recent milestone illustrates the transformative potential of innovation in healthcare: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi performed the UAE’s first robotic mastectomy — a groundbreaking procedure that also marked a first for Cleveland Clinic’s global network.

With 4.5 billion people currently without access to essential healthcare services and a health worker shortage of 10 million expected by 2030, AI has the potential to help bridge that gap and revolutionize global healthcare.