Woman recovering after risky pig kidney transplant. It could 'help so many people.' ... Looney finally had her surgery on Nov. 25 at NYU Langone in New York City, ...

An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. “It’s like a ...

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, ... N.H., had his surgery in late January and was well enough to be discharged a week later. Image.

Towana Looney, a woman from Alabama who last year became the third person to undergo a pig kidney transplant, is reportedly ...

Scientists tracked how human immune cells attack pig kidneys after transplant—and found a way to fight back using precision ...

The world's longest-lasting pig organ transplant has failed, doctors announced Friday. Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., had her pig kidney removed on April 4, after her body rejected the ...

The January surgery marks the fourth time an altered pig kidney has been transplanted to a human. A group of MGH surgeons became the first to perform a transplant of a genetically modified pig ...

Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., gets ready to head into the operating room at NYU Langone Health in New York City to get a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was removed last week. It’s the longest a human has ever lived with a pig ...

She left the hospital 11 days after surgery at NYU Langone Transplant Institute, ... Some experts foresee pig kidney transplant becoming an established option for patients within a decade, ...

By Deidre McPhillips, Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days without the need for dialysis before the organ was ...