First Time Ever: Drone Saves Mother of 3 by Delivering Kidney in Only 10 Minutes

First Time Ever: Drone Saves Mother of 3 by Delivering Kidney in Only 10 Minutes
Screenshot from a video provided to media by the University of Maryland. University of Maryland's Schools of Medicine and Engineering
Venus Upadhayaya
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In a first case and a rare achievement, a custom-made drone of the size of a washing machine flew a kidney to a transplant patient in Baltimore on April 19.

The kidney was airlifted by a drone in southwestern Baltimore to a hospital close by where it was immediately transplanted into an extremely ill patient.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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