Feb. 13 - Japanese startup PorMedTec announced on Tuesday that it has produced three clone piglets that have organs that can be transplanted to humans with less risk of immune rejection, paving the way for future cross-species organ transplants.

Feb. 10 - Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a novel tissue engineering technique that aims to potentially bridge the gap between organ demand and availability, offering a beacon of hope.

Feb. 11 - More than 80 per cent of the total 36,640 transplants from dead and living donors between 1995 and 2021 were performed on men, with the government saying it has taken several steps to address the gender disparity in the sphere.

Feb. 9 - MIT engineers have developed a small ultrasound sticker that can monitor the stiffness of organs deep inside the body. The sticker, about the size of a postage stamp, can be worn on the skin and is designed to pick up on signs of disease, such as liver and kidney failure and the progression of solid tumors.

Feb. 10 - The only thing approaching a cure for AML is a life-saving procedure called HSCT, a stem cell transplant that wipes out the cancerous bone marrow entirely so new, healthy cells can form from a donor’s stem cells and create new, healthy blood. But it’s a drastic option that requires “conditioning” patients with chemo to wipe out the diseased cells, followed by the process of getting stem cells from a donor and injecting them into the patient, allowing those cells to mature and multiply within the patient’s bones—all while that patient is confined to a literal bubble at a hospital.

Feb. 7 - Patients who receive hemodialysis vs. peritoneal dialysis before kidney transplantation may be at higher risk for developing atrial fibrillation after the transplant, a study found. Using data from the United States Renal Data System, researchers retrospectively identified 43,621 adult Medicare-insured patients who had not previously been diagnosed with AF, and who received an initial kidney transplant between Jan. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2012.

Feb. 7 - The Biden administration has opened up applications to run a revamped network for distributing donated organs — but lack of funding could jeopardize those efforts, federal health officials said last week. This is the first time in four decades the government will solicit multiple contracts to run the organ transplant system, hoping to foster more competition and ultimately improve patient care.

Feb. 7 - A tiny device built by scientists at MIT and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology could be used to improve the safety and effectiveness of cell therapy treatments for patients suffering from spinal cord injuries.