The Organ Transplant Revolution Starts Here

The Organ Transplant Revolution Starts Here

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How Hypnosis May Be More Real, and Powerful, Than You Think

Most people might think hypnosis is just stage tricks. But the science tells a different story. Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with Stanford’s Dr. David Spiegel about how clinical hypnosis may help with pain, anxiety, and bad habits. He also explains why elite athletes use it to improve ...  Show more

Do Astronauts Float Around While They Sleep?

Four astronauts returned to Earth recently, after a historic 10-day lunar flyby mission in which they ventured farther into space than any human has before. They were part of Artemis II, NASA’s flight to test how well the agency’s Orion spacecraft, and the astronauts, operate in ...  Show more

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Interview: How do kidney transplants work? | Alexander H. Toledo
TED Health

In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it came from his identical twin. 70 years later, nearly 100,000 kidneys are ...  Show more

S2 Episode 5: When Is It Time to Talk About Kidney Transplantation?
Medscape InDiscussion: Chronic Kidney Disease

Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Samira Farouk as they pull back the curtain to help patients and providers better understand the transplant journey. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape ( https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/991605). The to ...  Show more

Episode 16: NephMadness & Obesity & Kidney Transplantation
The Nephron Segment: A Kidney Podcast

It’s Episode 16 of The Nephron Segment and it's time for NephMadness! Join us as we chat with transplant nephrologist Dr. Swee Levea & transplant surgeon (and obesity medicine specialist!) Dr. Babak Orandi and discuss the obesity in kidney transplant recipients and kidney transpl ...  Show more

My animal heart
Unexplainable

Doctors have started transplanting animal organs into people, hoping this experimental procedure could one day solve an organ shortage crisis that kills 17 Americans every day. Is this really the solution? Guests: Muhammad Mohiuddin, professor of surgery at University of Maryland ...  Show more