• Woman becomes 1st patient to undergo combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant

    In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.

  • Power outages affect treatment of kidney patients in Ecuador

    Quito, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The Association of Dialysis Centers in Ecuador warned that some 16,000 kidney patients require hemodialysis and their life is at risk due to the energy crisis. The post Power outages affect treatment of kidney patients in Ecuador first appeared on Prensa Latina.

  • Antony Blinken rejects suggestion of ‘double standard’ on Israel

    Comments come as US state department report finds that Gaza war has had negative impact on human rights in IsraelThe US secretary of state has rejected the idea that Washington might have a “double standard” when applying US law to allegations of abuses by the Israeli military in Gaza, while suggesting that examinations of such charges are ongoing.“In general, as we’re looking at human rights and the condition of human rights around the world, we apply the same standard to everyone. That doesn’t...

  • Judd Trump would not ‘get out of bed’ for rival tour after rejecting offer

    Trump says he has no interest in the prospective LIV-style breakaway after cruising into the quarter-finals of the World Championship with a 13-7 win over Tom Ford at the Crucible

  • 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...

  • Estimated cost of World Cup matches in Vancouver has doubled since 2022

    The estimated cost of staging matches at BC Place Stadium during the 2026 World Cup has more than doubled over the past two years to $483 million to $581 million Canadian ($351 million to U.S.$422 million). An estimate in March 2022 was $260 million Canadian ($330 million) for five games

  • These Westchester Hospitals Get 'A' Grade For Patient Safety: New Report

    Two Westchester hospitals have received top marks for keeping patients safe, according to a new report.  Both White Plains Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco were given an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Spring 2024 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals.  The new report grades nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country based on how well they protect patients from preventable medical errors,...

  • JoJo Siwa and More Dance Moms Stars Get Matching Tattoos After Reunion

    For JoJo Siwa and several more Dance Moms alumni, the show will always be a part of them. Literally—several cast members revealed that they planned to get matching tattoos to commemorate their

  • Judd Trump would not ‘get out of bed’ for rival snooker tour after rejecting offer

    2019 champion beats Tom Ford 13-7 and faces Jak Jones nextTrump admits to struggling with conditions of Crucible tableJudd Trump has revealed he rejected offers to join a rival snooker tour after cruising into the quarter-finals of the world championship with a 13-7 win over Tom Ford at the Crucible.Trump says he has no interest in the prospective LIV-style breakaway, which is understood to emanate from east Asia and requires a commitment to play in eight regular events plus a grand final in...

  • A new kind of gene-edited pig kidney was just transplanted into a person

    A month ago, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Now, a team of researchers from NYU Langone Health reports that Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, has become the second. Her new kidney has just a single genetic modification—an approach that researchers hope…

  • Medicare ignored expert advice to cut tests for transplant patients: Report

    Contractors for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) cut access to tests for transplant patients that could show early signs of organ rejection despite expert physicians advising the opposite, a new report has found. The Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition (HEiTC) announced Friday that a Freedom of Information Act request found that Medicare

  • Louisiana won't immediately get a new majority-Black House district after judges reject it

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature […]