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World's longest pig kidney transplant fails

This Kidney Was Frozen for 10 Days. Could Surgeons Transplant It?

Scientists developed a way to freeze a large mammal’s kidney, which could ease organ shortages in the future. First, they had to see if their method would work in a pig.

The Times of India on MSN · 2d

World’s longest pig kidney transplant in human fails after 4 months

Towana Looney received a gene-edited pig kidney in November 2024. The transplant lasted a record 4 months and 9 days. However, her immune system rejected the organ. Doctors removed the kidney on April 4.

NPR · 2d

Pig kidney transplant fails after patient rejection

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

US Woman Lives With Pig Kidney For 130 Days, Removed After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney is recovering well from the April 4 removal surgery at NYU Langone Health and has returned home to Gadsden, ...

2don MSN

She set the record for living longest with a pig kidney. Then it failed.

A pig kidney kept an Alabama woman alive for five months - longer than anyone ever before. Doctors aren't sure yet why it suddenly stopped.

The Battalion4d

FDA approves first clinical trial for genetically-engineered pig kidney transplants into humans

In March, two biotechnology companies were given the greenlight by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to conduct ...

CNET on MSN8d

Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants: How They Work

A biotech company recently announced that it's implanted another pig kidney into a human recipient. Here's what to know.

al.com3d

Alabama woman’s transplanted pig kidney removed after her body begins rejecting it

An Alabama woman who lived with a pig kidney for a record 130 days had the organ removed after her body began rejecting it and is back on dialysis, doctors announced Friday – a disappointment ...

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