Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. Andrews is free from dialysis, Massachusetts General Hospital announced Friday, and recovering so well from the

A 66-year-old man, Tim Andrews, has successfully undergone a pig kidney transplant, becoming the second person to do so.

The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney.

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Massachusetts General Hospital has performed its second successful genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a patient, MGH reported on Friday.

Tim Andrews, 66, is living with a pig kidney following a pioneering transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital. This experimental procedure is part of a study aiming to alleviate organ shortages. With over 100,

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The surgery comes at a turning point in the quest to tell if animal-to-human transplants could help ease the shortage of donated human organs.

For the second time, Massachusetts General Hospital has transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human.

Tim Andrews, 66, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease more than two years ago. Since then, he's treated his condition with dialysis, leaving him constantly fatigued and unable to keep up with the pace of regular activities.