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https://www.criver.com/eureka/e75-porcine-kidneys-human-transplant
Great podcast on the future of xeno transplant(pig kidney)
What do you think? Would you get a kidney from a pig?
E75: Porcine Kidneys for Human Transplant | Charles River Podcast Aug 06, 2024 | Mary Parker E75: Porcine Kidneys for Human Transplant Mike Curtis, president and CEO of eGenesis, and transplant surgeon Dr. Leonardo Riella join me to discuss the ongoing research into pig kidney to human transplants. How can a porcine kidney be genetically modified to be saf...
Tips when you take the machine on an airline.
Dialysis friends- this is a great podcast all about xeno transplant. Take a listen and tell me what you think?
The realities and ethics of pig organ transplants in humans Even as roughly 13 Americans die each day waiting for a kidney transplant, some bioethicists wonder if genetically engineered pigs are the right way to go.
Friends, I will be hosting a webinar tomorrow night with Home Dialysis Central Discussion Group regarding how to travel with a Home Dialysis machine. Please register on the link below! It will be a great time to get questions answered regarding Travel and Dialysis 🙌
Hey y’all
Vascular workshop and dinner photos
Pre-workshop thoughts
Update on Xeno kidney transplant!
Blending in
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My new podcast is out- take a listen to how KCA Rosie helps navigate patients with love, care and passion.
Visits with Vanessa Podcast | NxStage Medical Inc. Visits with Vanessa is a podcast dedicated to learning about Home Hemodialysis (HHD). Guests will include Patients, Care Partners and Healthcare Experts.
Tip to pack for your next dialysis trip!
Big news!
World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Recipient Performed at Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig (porcine) kidney into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Kidney friends- what are your thoughts? Would you get a kidney from a pig?
Pig-to-human transplants: Sooner than you might think | CNN Every day, 17 people in the US die waiting for an organ. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta meets the scientists – and the genetically modified pigs – that could help solve the organ crisis. It’s a provocative idea, not without ethical questions about our relationship to animals and genetic manipulation...
Meet my friend Roshanda!
New case prep
Check out my new dialysis travel case
Let’s go to kidney week!
Getting ready to pack for the ASN conference -
Tonight I am sad - my friend and fellow advocate has passed. Nieltje Gedney I will miss you. You are and always will be remembered as trailblazer. I will miss our conversations and determined spirit. May you memory be a blessing and your legacy carry on with Home Dialyzors United.
Updated travel tip!
Great meeting advocating for a better future!
Super excited about this!
Fresenius Medical Care Announces FDA Clearance of Versi®HD with GuideMe Software Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for Versi®HD with GuideMe Software, a completely reinvented self-guided interface for the company’s Ver...
Advocates in action day #2 💪🙌
Advocates in Action
A new kind of transplant -
'This will be a first': Eden Prairie company works to revolutionize organ transplants Eden Prairie-based Miromatrix will attempt the first-ever bioengineered organ transplant into a human.Welcome to the official YouTube channel of KARE 11 News...
Good Morning Cancun!
Made it to Mexico!
Taking “the show” on the road