Key Takeaways A pig kidney was removed from a woman after 130 days due to rejectionThis is the longest a genetically modified ...

FDA approves first human trial to transplant pig livers, offering hope for patients with severe liver failure.

A Black woman who had the longest stint with a pig kidney transplant must return to dialysis after her body rejected the ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney ... it plans to start a clinical trial of pig-kidney transplantation later this year.

An Alabama woman who received a pig kidney transplant had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it.

Her body's eventual rejection of the transplant showed that the reliable ... was ultimately cleared to receive a genetically modified pig kidney. Though early results were encouraging, "in early ...

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had to see if their method would work in a pig. By Gina Kolata On the ...

Renowned surgeon and humanitarian Dr. Robert Montgomery has revolutionized organ transplantation, expanding access and ...

U.S. researchers are about to test if livers from gene-edited pigs could treat people with sudden liver failure — not with a ...