The most obvious home function we associate with the bladder is plumbing. But transplanting a bladder is much more complex than reconnecting a replacement to existing pipes. It also requires attaching ...

Transplant recipient Oscar Larrainzar is flanked by UCLA's Dr. Nima Nassiri (L) and USC's Dr. Inderbir Gill as they walked down a hallway at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Surgeons from UCLA Health have successfully performed the first-ever human bladder transplant, a potentially game-changing procedure for people suffering from bladder dysfunction and pain. “This first ...

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions. Oscar Larrainzar, the recipient of the first-ever bladder transplant, waited to be discharged from the Ronald Reagan ...

Historic surgery, the result of years of research at Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health, opens the door for improved treatment of non-functioning bladders “This surgery is a historic moment in ...

Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world's first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, ...

During more than a century of manned flight, a nagging problem has been how to answer nature’s call when up in the wild blue yonder. Modern fighter jets such as the F-15 Eagle top out at more than ...

A maintainer marshalls an F-35 on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., in 2015, when the Air Force first began training women pilots to fly F-35s. (Photo by Marleah Cabano/U.S. Air Force) The ...

The first group of female pilots assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing begin their first day of ground testing an in-flight bladder relief system. (Airman 1st Class Rebecca Sirimarco-Lang/Air Force) The ...

May 19 (UPI) --Surgeons in southern California successfully completed the world's first-ever human bladder transplant in what's being called a potentially "game-changing" new surgical method for ...