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You guys ever think about Willem Kolff, who smuggled 800 Jewish people during WW2. Who in his spare time, while being watched by the Nazis, built a machine out of a bathtub and some sausage casing and spare parts from a car, a sewing machine, and an airplane. A machine that took the place of the human kidney. And it worked.

You guys ever think about how 20 years later on another continent that machine would change forever what we call medical ethics. How a group of 7- a doctor, a lawyer, a minister, a housewife, a union representative, a banker and a government official- had to make the awful decision of which 10 people got to use (at high cost!) the extremely limited number of machines- and who would die waiting.

You guys ever think about Shep Glazer, a traveling salesman with a wife and 2 children, who in 1971 nearly died on the US congress floor undergoing dialysis. Who explained that the treatments were bankrupting him. That money- and money alone- stood in the way of his life. How his pleading to be allowed to see his children grow up led to the universal coverage of ESRD in the United States- something it shares with no other condition.

"For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day clinical study—a first step in addressing the critical crisis worldwide of kidney donor organ shortage.

The University of Alabama’s pre-clinical human study at Birmingham also advances the science and promise of xenotransplantation as a therapy to potentially cure end-stage kidney disease—just as a human-to-human transplants can.

“It has been truly extraordinary to see the first-ever preclinical demonstration that appropriately modified pig kidneys can provide normal, life-sustaining kidney function in a human safely and be achieved using a standard immunosuppression regimen,” said UAB transplant surgeon scientist Jayme Locke, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute and lead author of the paper...

The peer-reviewed findings published last month in JAMA Surgery describes the pioneering pre-clinical human research performed on a recipient experiencing brain death...

The pre-clinical human brain death model developed at UAB can evaluate the safety and feasibility of pig-to-human kidney xenografts, or transplants, without risk to a living human. It is named for transplant pioneer Jim Parsons, an organ donor whose family generously donated his body to advance xenotransplant kidney research, like the latest patient did.

A Critical Need

Kidney disease kills more people each year than breast or prostate cancer, while more than 90,000 people are on the transplant waiting list. More than 800,000 Americans are living with kidney failure and 240 Americans on dialysis die every day. The wait for a deceased donor kidney can be as long as five to 10 years, and almost 5,000 people per year die waiting for a kidney transplant.

Groundbreaking Study Details

The 52-year-old study subject for this research lived with hypertension and stage 2 chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven U.S. adults, or an estimated 37 million Americans. As part of this study, the subject had both of his native kidneys removed and dialysis stopped, followed by a crossmatch-compatible xenotransplant with two 10 gene-edited pig kidneys, or UKidney.

The transplanted pig kidneys made urine within four minutes of re-perfusion and produced more than 37 liters of urine in the first 24 hours. The pig kidneys continued to function as they would in a living human for the entirety of the seven-day study. Also, the kidneys were still viable at the time the study was concluded.

“In the first 24 hours these kidneys made over 37 liters of urine,” said Dr. Locke. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.” ...

Gene editing in pigs to reduce immune rejection has made organ transplants from pigs to humans possible. The natural lifespan of a pig is 30 years, they are easily bred, and they have organs of similar size to humans. Genetically modified pig kidneys have been extensively tested in non-human primates, and the addition of UAB’s preclinical human research model—the Parsons Model—now provides important information about the safety and efficacy of kidneys in human transplant recipients."

In the 9th Nov 25 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include

The war and serious wounds didn’t stop Israeli weddings.

Israeli hospitals get top marks from its patients.

15 Israeli cheeses won world medals in France.

Israeli technology has transformed the F35 plane.

The developed world is amazed at Israel’ agricultural growth.

Kazakhstan is the latest Muslim majority country to join the Abraham Accords.

Read More: Good News From Israel

The true value of Israel's achievements and activities described in these newsletters is priceless. But occasionally, it is important to highlight those that really are good value for money.

The $120 million cost of a new biotech institute to research cancer treatments, 3D printing of organs, new devices, sensors, and robotics. AI assisted imaging to analyze vital skin medication in 10 minutes, rather than days. Home fetal ultrasound kits to avoid unnecessary hospital visits. AI decision support that advises doctors on the best treatment for children. A new hospital to be build for Eilat patients. And the 82% patient satisfaction average rating for Israeli hospitals. Meanwhile, we pray that the $10 million underground Sourasky (Ichilov) hospital emergency unit will remain empty.

Israel expects good value from its latest .alliances with India, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and Kazakhstan. Certainly the Israeli Air Force has shown the full worth of Israel's modifications to .American F35 jets. And the world is definitely seeing the benefit from the annual $400+ million of private funding into Israel's microprocessor industry.

So with Europe buying billions of Israeli military products each year, Israeli agriculture expanding in wartime, and Israel's economy strengthening, even unfriendly countries that want to boycott Israel find that they cannot afford to.

Meanwhile, for most individuals who have decided that their future should be in the Jewish State, their reward is priceless.

Dialysis Diaries: The Real Stuff 💉 Today’s session ended on a good note… but not before a rough patch. 😅

About halfway through, my blood pressure dropped too fast—next thing I knew, I was throwing up. (Yeah, that part never gets easier 🤢). But luckily, the care team was right there, rounding around me, getting me through it like champs. I seriously don’t know what I’d do without them.

These moments are hard. They remind me that this process isn’t just about sitting in a chair—it’s a rollercoaster for the body and soul. But I got through it. And by the end? BP leveled out, fluids were off, and I was okay. That’s a win in my book. 🙌

To everyone who’s donated, shared, prayed, or even just checked in: THANK YOU. You’re not just supporting a campaign—you’re helping me get through days like this. You’re keeping me fighting. 💙

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