The small trial will help to establish whether kidneys from genetically modified pigs can be transplanted into people safely and effectively.

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting ... One big question was ...

eGenesis isn’t the only company developing pig organs for human transplant. In February, the FDA approved the first large ...

He suffered a heart ... transplant provides. It’s a glimmer of hope."Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, was the recipient of the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig ...

The woman from Gadsen, Alabama, has been staying in a rented Manhattan apartment a few miles from NYU Langone Hospital, where she received the pig kidney on Nov. 25. It's her first time in New ...

He also faced severe complications, including a heart ... pig kidney, and is one of two people currently living with one. This transplant comes less than a year after MGH became the first hospital ...

The Food and Drug Administration has given two biotechnology companies approval for clinical trials that will transplant ... of using pig organs in humans is not new — one of the first recorded ...

Prior to the transplant, Andrews suffered from end-stage kidney disease and required two years of daily dialysis, the hospital said. He suffered a heart attack ... of the world’s first successful ...