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

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 ...

The statement said the issue will be discussed at an upcoming meeting of CDC’s expert vaccine panel, ACIP. It was scheduled ...

The US recently approved clinical trials for pig kidney transplants, opening the door to the potential use of other organs and body parts.

Genetically modified pigs with human-compatible organs offer a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, with ongoing research focusing on modifying pig organs to reduce rejection and improve ...

Tim Andrews had not felt great in a long time, but he says all that changed when he became the second patient at ...

Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a ...

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.

United Therapeutics is pioneering a new frontier in organ transplants using pig kidneys. A biotechnology company in Research Triangle Park has taken a major step to develop a new option for ...

Last year, a 62-year-old man even lived with a pig kidney for almost two months before he died of a sudden heart disease, as recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine. There is growing ...

Tim Andrews had not felt great in a long time, but he says all that changed when he became the second patient at Massachusetts General Hospital to undergo a pig kidney transplant. "During the dialysis ...