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 ...

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is ...

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 ...

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 ...

If pig organ transplants prove to be safe and effective, questions remain about their cost and insurance coverage. HealthDay News — Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully ...

Mass General Hospital discharges second recipient of pig kidney transplant on Feb. 1 Eledon Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s drug tegoprubart played a key role in the success of the second-ever kidney ...

"No question," Brook told CBS News. "And like, lots of them, not just two, three, there's a lot of pigs out there. It's kind of mildly alarming just how many pigs there are around us right now." ...

BOSTON — 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.

I have found a specific cytopathogenic effect by the same viral agent in monolayer culture of pig kidney.

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.