The surgery highlights the potential of animal-to-human transplantation, with Andrews recovering well, showcasing promising ...

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A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for patients in need of a ...

The transplant, part of a three-person compassionate use study, used a pig kidney with 69 gene edits provided by U ...

DIAGNOSED WITH END STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE. MOST PATIENTS WAITING FOR A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT HAVE TO WAIT UP TO FIVE YEARS TO GET ONE. FOR TIM ANDREWS. IT MIGHT HAVE TAKEN EVEN LONGER, AND I KNEW THAT ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S.The ...

The surgery comes at a turning point in the quest to tell if animal-to-human transplants could help ease the shortage of ...

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

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 ...

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.