Although the setup required to accomplish this feat is currently complicated, this finding could provide more understanding ...

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

For the first time since 2016, I enjoyed time with friends and family without planning around dialysis treatments,” the patient said in a statement.

The new study will attach the pig liver to up to 20 patients in a bid to give their own livers time to regenerate. View on ...

Life for Towana Looney hasn’t been easy. After giving her mother one of her kidneys in 1999, the Alabama woman thought the ...

It’s the latest step in attempts to use gene-edited pig organs to save human lives. Pig kidneys from eGenesis and another pig ...

According to NPR, doctors still consider her time with the organ a success. Dr. Montgomery also thanked Looney for her bravery and contribution to medical advancements. "Towana Looney's genetically ...

According to NPR, doctors still consider her time with ... “Towana Looney’s genetically engineered pig kidney functioned well for over four months, and she was able to enjoy life without ...

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it.

An Alabama woman living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had it removed after her body began to reject it. Towana Looney from Gadsden, Ala., returned home following her April 4 surgery at ...

NPR had exclusive access to witness her original ... I know a lot was learned from my 130 days with a pig kidney—and that this can help and inspire many others in their journey to overcome ...