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If successful, this is great. However, I would like to see how long this lasts. I can recall seeing similar stories with either a rejection at the end, or some negative outcome for the patient.
The hearts lasted weeks, about 2 months. The test primate for the kidney lasted 2 years, which would be impressive.
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The hearts lasted weeks, about 2 months. The test primate for the kidney lasted 2 years, which would be impressive.
How many times can you receive a transplant for the same organ? Does scar tissue for at the transplant site?
It doesn’t mention the most important thing. Does he have to take immunosuppressants? If so is it for the rest of his life.
Anyone who gets a transplant needs to take immunosuppressants for the rest of their life (except some older patients with liver transplants many years post transplant). In general for many patients, immunosuppressants have relatively little impact on daily life. Source: liver transplant recipient.
Source: son of a transplant patient.
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The hearts lasted weeks, about 2 months. The test primate for the kidney lasted 2 years, which would be impressive.
How many times can you receive a transplant for the same organ? Does scar tissue for at the transplant site?
quite impressive, there must have been an insane amount of work that went into this the forecasting market should capitalize on if someone dies who is it or who dies first? this guy or the neuralink patient
Alternatively, let's wish the best to both of them.
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I didn’t realize you had to take lifelong immunosuppressants with human organs as well. That makes this indistinguishable, provided it keeps working.
I'm curious, when did you think patients had to take immunosuppressants?
I remember this; didn't last long :-( https://www.npr.org/2022/03/09/1085420836/pig-heart-transpla...
It's hard for me to imagine the bravery it takes to sign up for this -- even if you're dying already, something like this is unlikely to result in a peaceful final days on earth (between being a science experiment, the media, optional major traumatic surgery, etc...). The folks undergoing this are incredibly admirable.
It's hard for me to imagine the bravery it takes to sign up for this -- even if you're dying already, something like this is unlikely to result in a peaceful final days on earth (between being a science experiment, the media, optional major traumatic surgery, etc...). The folks undergoing this are incredibly admirable.
The alternative is certain death so not a lot to choose from