Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery in a 54-year-old woman with heart and kidney failure—a confluence of advances that showcase the possibility and hope of modern medicine. Doctors performed this feat in two stages: first surgically implanting the heart pump days before embarking […]
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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Completes Clinical Stage of Phase 1 Trial for TNX-1500 (Fc-modified humanized anti-CD40L mAb) in Healthy Volunteers
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP), a biopharmaceutical company with marketed products and a pipeline of development candidates, today announced the completion of the clinical stage of its Phase 1, single ascending dose escalation trial of TNX-1500 (Fc-modified humanized anti-CD40L monoclonal antibody, or mAb)* in healthy volunteers. TNX-1500 is in development for the prevention of […]
Organ Donors’ Wall of Remembrance unveiled at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
On the occasion of Indian Organ Donation Day, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai (AHNM), a leading multi-specialty quaternary care hospital, today unveiled a unique wall of remembrance to honor deceased organ donors who have given the gift of life to patients with end-stage organ disease. The hospital paid tribute to the deceased donors and felicitated their […]
Apollo Hospital Navi Mumbai saves lives, one transplant at a time – celebrates 500+ Solid Organ Transplants milestone
Apollo Hospital Navi Mumbai is proud to announce that it has achieved a historic milestone by completing 535 solid organ transplants. This feat has been achieved due to the cutting-edge multi-organ transplantation program, one of the largest and most comprehensive at the Apollo Institutes of Transplant, at Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai. Beginning 2017, Apollo Hospitals […]