New Hampshire native Tim Andrews was quite happy to spend his 67th birthday on Wednesday at Mass General Hospital (MGH). On ...

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans.

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

What Is Renal Cell Carcinoma? It's the most common type of kidney cancer. Although it’s a serious disease, finding and treating it early makes it more likely that you’ll be cured. No matter ...

Helen Branswell Towana Looney, the 53-year-old patient who in November became the third person ever to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, is headed home to Alabama. “I feel ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney ...

Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama. "I feel ...

These trials could revolutionize organ transplantation, helping address the severe shortage of donor kidneys. HealthDay News — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever ...

The Pope remains in a critical condition and is now showing an "initial, mild" kidney problem - but is "vigilant" and took part in Mass in hospital with those caring for him. The Vatican statement ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved the first-ever clinical trial of pig kidney transplants into living human patients. Run by United Therapeutics, the trial is scheduled to ...

A pig’s heart beating in a human? This medical feat has already been achieved – at least for a short time. Kidneys from animals have also been transplanted. Last year, a 62-year-old man lived ...

Customers who purchased a guinea pig from Pets At Home have been contacted by the chain with “detailed advice and guidance”. The infection can cause guinea pigs to catch pneumonia and could ...