Genetically modified pig organs may be the answer to the shortage of human organs for those in dire need of a transplant.

Before she first discovered she had kidney disease, Fran Kendell led a healthy active life and had never heard of the Irish ...

Towana Looney of Alabama received a successful pig kidney transplant. NYU Langone Drs. Robert Montgomery and Marc Siegel ...

Attempts at animal-to-human transplants failed for decades. Now scientists can edit pig genes, trying to bridge the species ...

You can make a difference in someone’s life by becoming a living organ donor so let’s look at what you need to do for that to ...

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Comprehensive Transplant Center performed 20 surgeries over two days, giving ...

A three-year-old girl who had a life-saving organ transplant will appear on the Christmas special of Casualty to highlight ...

In medical history, though, both are already familiar themes. Physician J. Andrew Armour argued that the heart holds memories ...

Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ and is recovering well post-transplant.

The mother of the transplants advocate, Isobel Terry, said her daughter's transplant gave her six Christmases that the family ...

Attempts at animal-to-human transplants failed for decades. Now scientists can edit pig genes, and are searching for the best ...

Sports trainers participate in the "Nine Parade Campaign," an organ donation movement, in Myeongdong, Seoul, on Dec. 20, 2024 ...