Kidney
Man receives human kidney transplant after surviving 271 days with gene-edited pig organ
Andrews was 66, had end-stage kidney disease, no suitable living donor, and a long anticipated wait time for a deceased donor when he underwent surgery in 2025 to receive a kidney from a pig.
'Unbelievable full circle': Terror attack survivor’s kidney saves rescuer’s brother 24 years later
January sets record for organ transplants in Israel with 54 procedures
GWR resumes accepting submissions from Israel, to recognize record of Israeli kidney donation org
Indonesian children's medicine contains ingredients linked to fatal kidney injury
Indonesia has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year.
Organ donation in Israel: Sharing the good - opinion
‘Everything in my life is overflowing with blessing – I feel a need to share it’
Reflections on the 2nd anniversary of my kidney transplant
Whenever someone asks me how I am, I think for a moment and answer: wonderful.
Israel becomes world leader in live donor kidney donations - WHO
A new World Health Organization report listed Israel's yearly average number of living kidney donors as just over 30 people per million.
Climate change, rising temperatures will lead to rise in kidney stones - study
Although it can't be stopped, it can be mitigated. No matter what, though, it will significantly burden already-struggling healthcare systems.
Start-up RenalSense aims to bring renal diagnostics to ICUs worldwide
The company’s flagship product is a critical care monitoring system that automatically monitors urine flow to enable early detection of changes in renal function and Acute Kidney Injury risk.
Third COVID vaccine seems to be game changer for renal transplant recipients
A study conducted at the Sheba Medical Center using big data shows low immune response in such patients after two shots, but preliminary observations after the booster offer cause for optimism.
COVID long-haulers at higher risk of disease, damage to kidneys - study
Results concluded that survivors of the coronavirus have a higher risk of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).
Israel, UAE to swap kidneys in historic life-saving operation
The kidney from Israel will be brought to Abu Dhabi via a private plane, which will promptly fly back to Israel with another kidney in tow for a separate patient.
Arab woman receives life-saving kidney from Jewish Israeli killed in Lod riots
Surgery performed at Hadassah-University Hospital, Ein Kerem
