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Transplant MedicineConfirmed

Cleveland Clinic Completed Its First Robotic Lung Transplant in the U.S.

A man with pulmonary fibrosis became part of a new surgical-access milestone after Cleveland Clinic reported its first robotic lung transplant in the U.S.

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The update turns a complex transplant innovation into a patient-centered recovery story, with a clear line between what happened and what still needs comparative evidence.

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Jun 27, 2026
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Transplant MedicineConfirmed

The First Bladder Transplant Patient Is Thriving One Year Later

UCLA's one-year update moves the first bladder transplant from surgical headline to early durability signal, while still keeping it firmly in first-in-human territory.

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The one-year outcome and Lancet publication turn the first bladder transplant from a stunning surgical event into an early durability and complication-learning story.

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Jun 27, 2026
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Transplant MedicineConfirmed

A Teen Received South Carolina's First Pediatric Heart Re-Transplant

Bryson Jones went home after a complex second heart transplant, making his recovery both a state pediatric milestone and a deeply human transplant story.

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The story combines a concrete first for South Carolina pediatric transplant care with a patient whose second chance is immediately legible to readers.

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Jun 27, 2026
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Transplant MedicineConfirmed

CAR-T Helped Two Highly Sensitized Kidney Patients Receive Transplants

Penn's dual CAR-T desensitization report now has a stronger named-patient center: Andrew Boyd, 47, received the third kidney transplant he thought might never come.

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A cancer-born cell therapy may have opened a transplant path for patients who were almost impossible to match.

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Jun 25, 2026
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CAR-T Is Escaping Its Original Box

Across leukemia, lupus, kidney transplant desensitization, and solid tumor approval, CAR-T is showing up as a broader platform, not just a blood-cancer treatment.

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Several CAR-T stories are clustering at once across patient care, autoimmune disease, transplant access, and solid-tumor approval.

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Useful source library entries

Penn Medicine: New CAR-T treatment opens doors for kidney patientsReuters: CAR-T therapy brings hope to kidney patients with few transplant optionsNew England Journal of Medicine: Dual CAR-T desensitization reportPubMed: NEJM dual CAR-T kidney transplant desensitization recordMUSC: Old soul from N. Myrtle Beach becomes first child to get heart re-transplant in SC

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