The kidney transplant evaluation process starts with a visit to a transplant nephrologist and a transplant surgeon. These doctors will discuss your health history and physically examine you. You will ...

A 54-year-old New Jersey grandmother was "days or weeks" from death earlier this month when she became the fourth person ever to receive an organ from a pig. Lisa Pisano was suffering from heart ...

A new breakthrough in kidney transplant research may change how patients experience life after surgery. Instead of spending a lifetime on immune-suppressing drugs, some people are now living drug-free ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an “unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save his life. His limited world of social contacts has meant that ...

All the body’s vital organs depend for their efficient functioning on a generous supply of arterial blood, and all deteriorate when that supply is curtailed. Thus it seems logical for surgeons to try ...