A New Future for Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetically transmitted diseases, causing repeated infections that lead to lung failure.

Double Impact: Pioneering Simultaneous Liver Transplant and Gastric Sleeve

Liver failure associated with obesity is on the rise in the United States.

Survival of Diabetes and Non-Diabetes Kidney Transplant Patients - Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that the 5-year survival of diabetic kidney transplant patients is now on par with the 5-year survival of non-diabetic kidney recipients.

Modern Treatment for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Mayo Clinic’s Mikel Prieto, M.D., a transplant surgeon at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Minnesota, discusses a landmark case that set a new standard of care for operating on patients with polycystic kidney disease.

Improving Access with Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Mayo Clinic’s Adyr A. Moss, M.D., and Division Chair of Transplant Surgery at Mayo Clinic Arizona, discusses the benefit of living donor liver transplantation, highlighting specialized cases including unresectable chloangiocarcinomas.

Molecular Stethoscope

Dr. Stephen Quake, a part of the Quake Group at Stanford, reviews research in biological measurement techniques in human genetics.

Study Suggests Acutely Injured Kidneys can be Considered for Transplant

Research suggests that some acutely injured kidneys from donors who are deceased can be used for transplant with safe, positive outcomes.

Cellular Therapy for Liver Disease

Dr. Robert Huebert, and Dr. Jorge Rakela, discuss their article appearing in the March 2014 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Preemptive Kidney Transplant

Listen as Mikel Prieto, MD, discusses preemptive kidney donation.