A one-month-old boy with a congenital heart condition has been airlifted from an NHS hospital in Bristol to a specialized hospital in Rome, Italy, for life-saving surgery. The transfer was facilitated by the personal intervention of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the cooperation of the hospital staff and the Italian government.
In a groundbreaking medical feat, doctors have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman, Lisa Pisano, who was on the verge of death due to severe heart and kidney failure. The NYU Langone Health team implanted a mechanical pump to sustain her heart, followed by a kidney transplant from a genetically altered pig. Pisano is the first woman and second person overall to receive a pig kidney transplant, marking a significant milestone in the pursuit of xenotransplantation as a viable option to address the severe shortage of organs for transplant. The pig kidney has begun functioning, giving hope that this innovative approach may offer new possibilities for patients in critical need.
