At any given moment, more than 100,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant. Every day, 17 of them die waiting. This is a story of survival, bravery, and a medical breakthrough that could solve everything – using organs from animals.
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Melinda French Gates Is Taking on the Women’s Health Gap. Here’s How
For a lot of women, getting the right care at the right time can make all the difference... but that doesn’t always happen. Too often, women’s health is underfunded, under-researched, or under-treated. Melinda French Gates joins Sanjay to explain why women are still being overloo ... Show More
29m 17s
Apr 2025
Interview: How do kidney transplants work? | Alexander H. Toledo
In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it came from his identical twin. 70 years later, nearly 100,000 kidneys are ... Show More
23m 31s
Nov 2024
CLASSIC: The Red Market: Is China Executing People To Harvest Their Organs?
Until the day we're able to manufacture affordable, reliable organs from scratch, organ transplants will remain the only hope for millions of sick and dying people across the planet. For this reason, organs have been a big business for decades -- and not all aspects of the busine ... Show More
57m 24s
Feb 2025
Episode 112: Bio-printing Breakthroughs: The Art of Creating Organs
<p>Our latest episode of the podcast with Dr. Kamil ElKhoury, MIT Innovator under 35, and Forbes Middle East 30 under 30.</p>
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<p>In this episode, we explore the groundbreaking world of 3D organ bioprinting. We discuss the process of development of biocompatible organs an ... Show More
31m 13s