UPMC has long been a leader in the field of transplant medicine. Patients come from all over the world to receive the world-class transplant care… Read more
Category: transplant
Pitt and UPMC in Trial that Finds HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplants are Safe and Effective
Transplanting kidneys from deceased donors who had HIV to recipients with existing HIV is as safe and as effective as using organs from donors without… Read more
Pennsylvania Woman’s Kidney Donation Journey Stretches From Her Neighborhood to the Top of One of the Tallest Mountains in the World
During the pandemic, Mandi Smith never thought that three years later, she’d be sitting atop one of the highest mountain peaks in the world. “Throughout… Read more
Study Points to New Approach to Treat Chronic Transplant Rejection
University of Pittsburgh researchers have identified a type of immune cell that drives chronic organ transplant failure in a mouse model of kidney transplantation and… Read more
NOW – Episode 56
The 56th installment of UPMC NOW showcases how a little humility can go a long way at UPMC Children’s Hospital, how a bus in Northcentral Pa.… Read more