#Kidneys

Joseph Shavit

Oct 21, 2021

Surgeons have successfully tested a pig’s kidney in a human patient

The test, in a brain-dead patient, was very short but represents a milestone in the long quest to use animal organs in human transplants.

Joseph Shavit

Sep 30, 2021

How a Tootsie Roll® can monitor your health

Single-use diagnostic tests often aren’t practical for health professionals or patients in resource-limited, cost conscious areas.

Joseph Shavit

Aug 17, 2021

Removing race from kidney function estimates may impact care of black cancer patients

Researchers found that removing race-based adjustments from equations estimating the kidney function of oncology patients may be wrong.