Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body ...

A pig kidney kept an Alabama woman alive for five months - longer than anyone ever before. Doctors aren't sure yet why it ...

In 2016, Looney was added to the kidney transplant list following her ... But there was a catch: Looney wouldn’t receive a human kidney. Instead, a pig’s kidney would be surgically implanted ...

It’s the longest a human has ever lived with ... treat an infection unrelated to the pig kidney,” Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute and chair of NYU ...

This is still progress in animal-to-human transplants ... altered pig. She has now started dialysis again, the hospital reported. Dr. Robert Montgomery, who performed the transplant, said removal ...

In this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the ...

The pig organ transplant, a landmark in the quest to develop alternatives to scarce human organs ... pig kidney functioned well for over four months, and she was able to enjoy life without dialysis ...

TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig's kidney from an Alabama woman ...

HealthDay News — Doctors have removed a genetically modified pig’s kidney ... hospital reported. Dr Robert Montgomery, who performed the transplant, said removal of the kidney, also called ...