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Kidneys, heart, lungs, skin: 'High hopes' for pig organs saving lives
In the first few instances, this medical feat has already been achieved - at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals ...
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‘Superwoman’ Towana Looney, the only person in the world with a functioning pig organ, is thriving after a record two months
Alabama woman becomes longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant, defying expectations and paving the way for future xenotransplantation.
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US greenlights pig kidney transplant trials
United Therapeutics along with another company, eGenesis, have been working since 2021 on experiments implanting pig kidneys ...
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New Hampshire man is second to get pig kidney
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort pa ...
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Boston Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney in Fourth Patient
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the US. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with kidney ...
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Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants Hit Long-Awaited Testing Milestone
Up to 50 transplant patients will receive a genetically modified pig kidney in a clinical trial that will launch this summer ...