The man was released from the hospital on Friday and is now recovering comfortably at home.

Tim Andrews set a world record — living with a genetically modified pig kidney for 271 days. Now, he has a human kidney again ...

Novel research led by Brazilian scientists describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. This paves the way for ...

One year ago, Tim Andrews was among the world’s first recipients of a genetically modified pig kidney. Now, he is the first in that small group of pioneers to go on to receive a human kidney.

WASHINGTON — A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs really might save human lives.

Pioneering research led by Brazilians describes the immune system's reactions in detail in the first living patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant. This paves the way for the ...

We often think of ourselves as more capable than we really are. For example, according to this survey, four in five Americans ...

A leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those from human donors. Dr Robert Montgomery, the director of NYU ...

There were breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease and sleep apnea. From robotic surgery performed 7,000 miles away to the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, 2025 has been a year full ...

In a New York operating room one day in October 2025, doctors made medical history by transplanting a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient as part of a clinical trial. The kidney had ...