![First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-05/71715565035_RickSlayman.jpg)
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
The kidney from a pig genetically edited to remove genes harmful to human recipient and add certain human genes to improve compatibility.
Mon May 13 2024
![Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-03/71709545746_TBBertJanssenjp.jpg)
Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient
Bert Janssen was 17 when he underwent heart transplant surgery following a tragic car crash in which two young adults died.
Mon Mar 04 2024
![Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2024-02/71707393099_TBworldrecord.jpg)
Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record
Bert Janssen, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.
Thu Feb 08 2024
![Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-11/81699593490_TBAaronJamesjpg.jpg)
Surgeons in New York announce world's first eye transplant
The grafted eye has shown important signs of health, including well-functioning blood vessels and a promising-looking retina.
Fri Nov 10 2023
![Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-09/41695901966_Brazilianfirefighte.jpg)
Up in the air: Brazilian firefighters make unusual trip to salvage organ transplant
When it comes to organ transplants, every second counts.
Thu Sep 28 2023
![Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2016-01/71454037742_OperationBlackMarket.jpg)
Uganda enacts law to stop stealing of human organs
The health minister said women have been reportedly duped into unnecessary surgeries.
Wed May 31 2023
![Spanish hospital pioneers new lung transplant approach Spanish hospital pioneers new lung transplant approach](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-04/71681884547_Medicalstaff.jpg)
Spanish hospital pioneers new lung transplant approach
To introduce the new lung, the organ was "deflated" in the operating theatre so that it could enter through the tight incision.
Wed Apr 19 2023
![Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-01/81673360778_KementerianKesihataN.jpg)
Claims of human organ trade must be taken seriously - Health DG
To tighten clinical governance of organ transplant in this country, MOH has established a transplantation committee that regulates the organ donation programme among living donors.
Fri Apr 07 2023
![Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2023-03/71679573403_CHINA.jpg)
Nigerian senator guilty of trafficking man to UK to provide a kidney
The senator, his wife and Nigerian doctor were convicted in a British court of conspiring to exploit the man from Lagos.
Thu Mar 23 2023
![Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-12/61670143288_INDIA.jpg)
Hair transplant fad turns deadly in India
Men are also feeling pressure to look young and presentable for fear of losing their social standing.
Sun Dec 04 2022
![Spanish baby gets pioneering intestine transplant Spanish baby gets pioneering intestine transplant](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-10/51665550521_MADRID.jpg)
Spanish baby gets pioneering intestine transplant
Emma had been diagnosed with intestinal failure when she was just one month old because her intestine was too short.
Wed Oct 12 2022
!['Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives 'Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-09/71664271576_lungs.jpg)
'Tremendous hope': New cystic fibrosis treatment changing lives
Kaftrio hailed as a breakthrough because it targets the underlying cause of the disease, repairing a mutated defect in the CFTR gene.
Tue Sep 27 2022
![Organ decay halted, cell function restored in pigs after death - Study Organ decay halted, cell function restored in pigs after death - Study](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-11/51637764670_swinefever.jpg)
Organ decay halted, cell function restored in pigs after death - Study
Researchers have found that decay of tissues after death can be halted and cell functions restored based on early experiments in pigs.
Thu Aug 04 2022
![Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Researchers Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Researchers](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/51658986564_StemCell.jpg)
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant: Researchers
As well as being the oldest, the patient has also had HIV the longest, having been diagnosed in 1988.
Thu Jul 28 2022
![Lebih 10,000 pesakit masih tunggu pemindahan organ Lebih 10,000 pesakit masih tunggu pemindahan organ](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2022-07/71658957673_DermanOrgan.jpg)
Lebih 10,000 pesakit masih tunggu pemindahan organ
Mereka yang terlibat merupakan pesakit yang mengalami kegagalan organ peringkat akhir dan telah menjalani ujian saringan bagi pembedahan transplantasi.
Wed Jul 27 2022