But the fifth xenotransplant recipient, an Alabama woman not nearly as sick as prior patients, boosted the field — thriving ...

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

Other hospitals are also joining the effort, including NYU Langone Health, which conducted the fifth successful pig kidney transplant in November, where the patient is still doing better.

In addition to the two transplants carried out at MGH, NYU Langone Health has also conducted two genetically edited pig kidney transplants. The first was performed on Towana Looney, a US-based ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with ...

Even if the trials show positive results, widespread adoption of pig kidney transplants may take several years due to regulatory approvals, cost evaluations, and long-term safety assessments.

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically ...

BOSTON (WKRC/WCVB/CNN Newsource) - Tim Andrews recently became only the fourth person to receive a kidney from a pig, walking out of Massachusetts General Hospital with renewed hope. "I'm not ...