Helping the liver regenerate itself could give patients with end-stage liver disease a treatment option besides waiting for a transplant

Liver transplant waitlists can range from 30 days to over five years. Developing treatments that spur liver regeneration could help reduce demand for scarce organs.

Satdarshan Monga, Professor of Pathology and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
Oct. 14, 2022 • ~7 min

Organs from genetically engineered pigs may help shorten the transplant wait list

Recent successes putting genetically modified pig organs into people have brought xenotransplantation back into the spotlight.

David Kaczorowski, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences • conversation
March 11, 2022 • ~9 min

Immunocompromised people make up nearly half of COVID-19 breakthrough hospitalizations – an extra vaccine dose may help

People with weakened immune systems are at a high risk of severe and prolonged COVID-19 infections. An extra vaccine dose can bolster protection.

Jonathan Golob, Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease, University of Michigan • conversation
Aug. 20, 2021 • ~5 min

First human-monkey embryos created – a small step towards a huge ethical problem

'Chimera' creatures with human organs could be medically useful – but can we really treat them like other animals?

César Palacios-González, Senior Research Fellow in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford • conversation
April 22, 2021 • ~8 min

How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplants

As policymakers weigh financial aid for the airline industry, they have an opportunity to help make the US organ transplantation system more equitable at the same time.

Ronghuo Zheng, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Texas at Austin • conversation
Sept. 28, 2020 • ~7 min

How we learned to keep organs alive outside the body: a horrible history

Grisly early experiments laid the foundation of our understanding of how to keep organs 'alive' in isolation.

Sarah Hosgood, Senior Research Associate in Surgery, University of Cambridge • conversation
March 11, 2020 • ~8 min

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