Chinese researchers also recently announced a successful kidney xenotransplant. Looney had been on dialysis since 2016 and didn’t qualify for a regular transplant – her body was abnormally ...

Recipients of kidney transplants in high heat index settings show higher rates of adverse kidney outcomes than transplant ...

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

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ ... There is a severe and ongoing shortage of kidneys for transplants — more than 92,000 people are on ...

The world's longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed, doctors announced Friday. Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the ...