Transplantation

A stem cell transplant from a donor stopped a rare autoimmune disease for more than 15 years in two patients – but this treatment is still too dangerous for most patients.

Can a lung transplant, a procedure that for years was hardly considered an option for patients with advanced lung cancer, become a treatment for a specific group of patients? A study published in the medical journal JAMA presents exceptional preliminary results among patients with stage 4 NSCLC lung cancer, whose disease was limited to the lungs and did not respond to medical treatment.

It is impossible to manufacture an organ in a factory, purchase it with money, or import it from abroad. Life is granted only thanks to people who choose to give it to others.

Early Wednesday, a complex cross-transplant operation between Israel and Cyprus concluded successfully. Three pairs of donors and recipients received life-saving kidneys through international coordination.