June 12, 2025 -- Over 100,000 Americans are waiting for life-saving kidney transplants, with 17 dying each day.
A new editorial in Transplant International highlights the pivotal and often overlooked contributions of European scientists to the genetic engineering, immunology, and clinical translation of .
A pig kidney has successfully worked inside a human patient for 271 days, marking the longest time on record, according to doctors.
NEW YORK, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- For patients living with Kidney Failure, everyday can feel like a waiting game.
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On this episode of The Story Behind the AP Story, we hear from Lauran Neergaard and Shelby Lum, who have been following the journey of animal to human transplants, or xenotransplants, over the last .
The following conclusions and recommendations are based on workshop presentations and discussions, as well as review of relevant materials and extensive discussions among the committee.
Surgeons have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained with a beating heart on .
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