Looney, a 53-year-old-woman from Alabama, had been on dialysis for nine years before she received the pig kidney transplant in late November, becoming only the third person to receive a kidney ...

Looney had the organ from her Nov. 25 transplant until early April. He and her doctors decided it would be less risky to remove the pig's kidney than to try saving it. "We did the safe thing ...

New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure Dec. 6, 2024 — BK polyomavirus, or BKPyV, is a major cause of kidney transplant failure. There are no ...

Rebecca P. Winsett, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Judy C. Martin, PhD, APRN, Associate Professor, College of ...

FILKE - Pig kidney transplant recipient Towana Looney sits with transplant surgeon Dr. Jayme Locke on Dec. 10, 2024, at NYU Langone Health in New York. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum, File) ...

You can stop cavity pain by taking over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers, avoiding hot and cold foods and beverages, and using home remedies like clove oil to take the edge off until you are able to ...

Certain foods can be bad for your health if you have kidney disease. Avoiding or limiting foods high in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus when you have kidney disease can help slow or stop disease ...