A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

United Therapeutics along with another company, eGenesis, have been working since 2021 on experiments implanting pig kidneys ...

FDA approves the first clinical trials for pig kidney transplants in humans, testing genetically modified pig organs.

David-Alexandre C. Gros, MD, CEO at Eledon, discusses the milestone and the role of immunosuppression regimens for durable ...

It’s too early to know how Andrews will fare but if the pig kidney were to fail, Riella said he’d still qualify for a human transplant and, now deemed inactive on the transplant list ...