Mar 6, 2025 · Towana became the fifth living person in the U.S. to receive a gene-edited pig kidney. And she made history as the longest-living recipient of a pig kidney. Towana had previously undergone a kidney surgery in 1999. That time, she was the donor, giving one of her kidneys to her mother.

Feb 25, 2025 · Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama. “I feel blessed,” said the 53-year-old grandmother.

Feb 3, 2025 · Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an animal organ.

Feb 15, 2025 · “I’m superwoman,” Towana Looney told The Associated Press, laughing about outpacing family members on long walks around New York City as she continues her recovery. “It’s a new take on life.”...

Jan 25, 2025 · Towana Looney of Alabama has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant.

Feb 25, 2025 · Three months after her breakthrough surgery at NYU Langone Health, Towana Looney, the longest-living recipient of a genetically engineered pig kidney, is headed back home to Alabama.

Dec 18, 2024 · Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well. Looney's transplant is the third time a kidney from a gene-edited pig has been transplanted into a living human, but prior transplants have been for people who were brain dead or at high risk of dying within months.

Dec 17, 2024 · Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a decade, pig-to-human organ transplants like hers...

Jan 30, 2025 · NEW YORK — Towana Looney is waiting to check in with her doctors at NYU Langone Health when it registers that she's passing a major milestone in her recovery from a...

Dec 17, 2024 · Towana Looney, a 53-year-old Alabama woman, is now free from years of dialysis after receiving an experimental pig kidney transplant last month.