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

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

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 ...

Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...

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

A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for patients in need of a ...

Massachusetts General Hospital has performed its second successful genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a patient, MGH reported on Friday. The “miracle” transplant is giving 66-year-old Tim ...

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.

A Concord man is the latest recipient of an unusual procedure: He's had his kidney replaced with one from a pig.