The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for ...

The second person ever has received a transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants ...

This provides local pig farmers with an opportunity to plug the gap. Pig farming in South Africa holds immense potential, particularly in light of the nation’s growing demand for pork and the ...

(Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has been suspended three games for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland in the head. The Edmonton Oilers ...

“I’m thrilled.” About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, a major risk for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, even dementia. Many people don’t even realize they have hypertension until ...

Long-term complications include chronic kidney disease, kidney failure, cardiovascular morbidity, and an increased risk of death. Several strategies are available to prevent and treat AKI in specific ...

Two favorite New York mini-chains — Los Tacos No. 1 and Apollo Bagels — are going to be opening locations in Manhattan’s Financial District. Los Tacos will be bringing its Mexican tacos like ...

Importing cattle, pigs and sheep into Great Britain from Germany has been banned to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease. The ban is in response to a case of the disease being confirmed in ...

The UK has banned imports of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Last Friday, German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and ...