A man has lived for more than 100 days with an artificial maglev heart working inside his chest. In a landmark moment, he was discharged earlier this year, becoming the first person in the world to leave the hospital with the device embedded in his body.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Devices, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Heart, Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Monash University, Arti
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Patient leaves hospital with titanium heart cycling inside his chest
Posted by ArielTechGeek 45 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
First lung cancer vaccine given to patient in international trial
Posted by ArielTechGeek 243 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A 67-year-old London man with lung cancer has been the first to receive a new cancer vaccine as part of an international trial. The early-stage research will test the immune therapy’s safety and whether it can be used together with existing cancer treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Cancer, Lung cancer, Immunotherapy
Maglev titanium heart now whirs inside the chest of a live patient
Posted by ArielTechGeek 277 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
For the first time, the fully mechanical heart made by BiVACOR, which uses the same technology as high-speed rail lines, has been implanted inside a human being. The feat marks a major step in keeping people alive as they wait for heart transplants.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Artificial organs, Organ donation, Transplant, Surgery, Titanium, Texas Heart Institute, Heart, Heart
Gene-edited pig kidney transplanted into first living human patient
Posted by ArielTechGeek 400 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A genetically edited pig kidney has been successfully transplanted into a living patient for the first time. Reports indicate the man is doing well a few weeks on, raising hopes for a wider pool of donated organs in future.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Organ donation, Animals, Human, kidney, Transplant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgery
Gene-edited pig kidneys function well after human patient transplant
Posted by ArielTechGeek 622 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists have demonstrated that genetically edited pig kidneys transplanted into a human can continue to function for at least a week, with no sign of rejection. The breakthrough case study could help reduce organ waitlists and resulting deaths.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: kidney, Organ donation, Transplant, University of Alabama, Animals
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