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First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies

First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies

The kidney from a pig genetically edited to remove genes harmful to human recipient and add certain human genes to improve compatibility.
Mon May 13 2024
Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient

Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient

Bert Janssen was 17 when he underwent heart transplant surgery following a tragic car crash in which two young adults died.
Mon Mar 04 2024
Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record

Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record

Bert Janssen, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.
Thu Feb 08 2024
Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant

Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant

The grafted eye has shown important signs of health, including well-functioning blood vessels and a promising-looking retina.
Fri Nov 10 2023
Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant

Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant

When it comes to organ transplants, every second counts.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs

Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs

The health minister said women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.
Wed May 31 2023
Spanish hospital pioneers new lung transplant approach

Spanish hospital pioneers new lung transplant approach

To introduce the new lung, the organ was "deflated" in the operating theatre so that it could enter through the tight incision.
Wed Apr 19 2023
Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG

Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG

To tighten clinical governance of organ transplant in this country, MOH has established a transplantation committee that regulates the organ donation programme among living donors.
Fri Apr 07 2023
Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney

Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney

The senator, his wife and Nigerian doctor were convicted in a British court of conspiring to exploit the man from Lagos.
Thu Mar 23 2023
Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India

Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India

Men are also feeling pressure to look young and presentable for fear of losing their social standing.
Sun Dec 04 2022
Spanish baby gets pioneering intestine transplant

Spanish baby gets pioneering intestine transplant

Emma had been diagnosed with intestinal failure when she was just one month old because her intestine was too short.
Wed Oct 12 2022
'Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives

'Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives

Kaftrio hailed as a breakthrough because it targets the underlying cause of the disease, repairing a mutated defect in the CFTR gene.
Tue Sep 27 2022
Organ decay halted, cell function restored in pigs after death - Study

Organ decay halted, cell function restored in pigs after death - Study

Researchers have found that decay of tissues after death can be halted and cell functions restored based on early experiments in pigs.
Thu Aug 04 2022
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant:  Researchers

Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Researchers

As well as being the oldest, the patient has also had HIV the longest, having been diagnosed in 1988.
Thu Jul 28 2022
Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients

Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients

The hearts functioned normally, with no signs of rejection during the three-day experiments in June and July, according to researchers.
Wed Jul 13 2022
Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

Couple and associate charged with trafficking 51.9 kg of meth

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.
Fri Nov 22 2024
PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

PDRM to consult AGC in completing Teoh Beng Hock investigation

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thai court rejects petition over ex-PM Thaksin's political influence

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade

Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes

Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes

The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.
Fri Nov 22 2024