Transplant

Mayo Clinic living donor Mike Peshut is one of 22 kidney donors who reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro today on World Kidney Day, Thursday, ...

"I was 38 minutes with no brain activity," says Joe Bitter, recalling a 2015 incident. He collapsed one night without warning, and his life thereafter would ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new scoring system to help health care professionals predict the 30-day mortality risk for patients with ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ― Mayo Clinic and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) announced today a research agreement to transform organ transplantation. The institutions will bioengineer innovative approaches ...

Editor’s Update 2/7/2022: : Dr. Mussallem successfully completed the 26.2 With Donna marathon on Sunday, Feb. 6, and shared her appreciation for the support of ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My husband had a kidney transplant last year. The medication he takes to prevent organ rejection also suppresses his immune response, making him ...

Heart-pounding moments have been ever-present in Gregg Bohlig's life. He is a gifted athlete and was a three-sport star in high school, earning state player ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Cancer, infections and heart disease pose the greatest risk to kidney transplant recipients ― not organ rejection ― according to a recently ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My kidneys are failing, and my doctor has told me that I need to have a kidney transplant. I am severely overweight, and ...

The changes were subtle at first. "Almost unnoticeable," says Lisa Miller, remembering the symptoms that seemed to appear suddenly in 2017. At a holiday celebration, the ...

In this season of celebrating and gift-giving, you could have the chance to give someone the gift of a second chance at life. Each year, approximately ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Patients and staff are the heart of Mayo Clinic. Their close collaboration, determination and innovation often make what might have seemed impossible ...