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A Bensalem teenager needed a kidney. A New York woman needed to remove hers. After the transplant, they met for the first time
Megan Bosack needed her kidney removed. Evelyn Bautista needed a new one. Their needs made for a perfect match. Bosack, 21, ...
Transplanted pig kidney removed after functioning in living patient for more than four months
A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...
Alabama woman has pig kidney removed after a record 130 days
An Alabama woman had her pig kidney transplant removed at NYU Langone Health and is back on dialysis after having it in place ...
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Transplanted pig kidney removed after functioning in living patient for more than four months
She left the hospital 11 days after surgery at NYU Langone Transplant ... term but can do only 10% to 15% of what a healthy kidney does, and people on dialysis have a 50% chance of dying in ...