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

In 2022 a patient named David Bennett became the first living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart transplant. A team at the University of Maryland School of Medicine performed the ...

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 ...

His dialysis left him unable to continue with many of his usually activities, and he had a heart ... developing pig organs for human transplant. In February, the FDA approved the first large ...

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

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 ...