Another patient has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in ...

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

The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth ...

A 66-year-old man has become the fourth person in the world to receive a genetically edited pig kidney transplant, performed ...

The FDA has given approval for the first clinical trials of pig kidney transplants in humans, representing a significant advancement in addressing the organ shortage crisis.

BOSTON - For the second time in less than a year, a surgical team at Massachusetts General Hospital has transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human. The recipient is 66-year-old ...

United Therapeutics is pioneering a new frontier in organ transplants using pig kidneys. A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for ...

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with ...