His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with a pig kidney. Andrews is free from ...

It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration.

Tim Andrews, 66, is living with a pig kidney following a pioneering transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital. This ...

For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig ...

An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever clinical trials testing pig kidney transplants in people with kidney failure.

In a significant development for organ transplantation, two U.S. biotechnology companies, United Therapeutics and ...

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.

Pigs used for organ transplantation are genetically modified to support the human body, and this creates suffering for the pig. Studies have shown that pigs are intelligent, sensitive, and ...

James Collins donated a kidney to help save his wife. But his kidney didn’t go to her – instead, the pair were involved in a three-way organ swap involving six patients, three hospitals and ...