At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of ...

A patient with end-stage kidney disease successfully received a genetically engineered porcine kidney and was released from ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

Recipients of kidney transplants in high heat index settings show higher rates of adverse kidney outcomes than transplant ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

This occurs even as a significant number of offered kidneys, currently exceeding 25%, are declined for transplantation by all ...

CS Aden Duale has ordered the immediate suspension of all transplant procedures at Mediheal Hospital to help restore public ...

a landmark in the quest to develop alternatives to scarce human organs for transplantation, took place Nov. 25, 2024. The ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

The government has suspended all transplant services at the Mediheal Group of Hospitals. The directive takes effect ...

The pig organ transplant, a landmark in the ... and inspire many others in their journey to overcome kidney disease," she said. Four other patients previously received different kinds of ...

Some experts foresee pig kidney transplant becoming an established option for patients within a decade, a major advancement that would be possible because of people like Looney. “Towana’s ...