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Surgeons successfully transplant genetically edited pig kidney into U.S. man
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.
NH man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney after Mass. General Hospital transplant
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.
Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital
A team at Massachusetts General Hospital led by Harvard Medical School physician-scientists has for the second time successfully transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living person. The team performed the first surgery of its kind in the world in March 2024.
A Second Chance: Pig Kidney Transplant Success
Tim Andrews, 66, is living with a pig kidney following a pioneering transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital. This experimental procedure is part of a study aiming to alleviate organ shortages. With over 100,
FDA approves pig organ transplant trials for patients with kidney failure
The first clinical trials using organs from genetically modified pigs offer hope to patients with kidney failure, who face a long wait for human organ transplants.
More systems test pig kidney transplants
Discover the latest breakthrough in organ transplantation as a 66-year-old man becomes the fourth person in the U.S. to receive a pig kidney transplant at Mass
A Second Person Has Received a Pig Kidney Transplant
The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney. Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old who lives in Concord, N.H., has end-stage kidney disease and had been on dialysis for more than two years to compensate for his failing kidney function.
Concord man 4th person ever to successfully receive pig kidney transplant
Tim Andrews, 66, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease more than two years ago. Since then, he's treated his condition with dialysis, leaving him constantly fatigued and unable to keep up with the pace of regular activities.
Second patient receives pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital has transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human for the second time.
Black kidney patients find renewed hope after rules change for transplant list
A race-based method for calculating kidney function resulted in many Black patients being lower on the transplant waitlist ...
Nate Robinson getting kidney transplant after years of health troubles
Nate Robinson is getting a new kidney after dealing with kidney disease for the past 19 years. The former Knicks guard, who ...
MGH performs its second, world’s fourth genetically altered pig kidney transplant
The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for ...
Drugmaker to study pig kidney transplants in humans with groundbreaking trial
FDA clears United Therapeutics for human trials of pig-to-human kidney transplants. Trial involves gene-edited pig kidneys ...
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Alabama ‘superwoman’ is now the longest living pig kidney transplant recipient
More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, most who need a kidney, and thousands die waiting. Pig organ ...