By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Sept. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A genetically altered pig kidney helped keep ...

Researchers say the success story of Tim Andrews shows how pig kidneys can help “bridge the gap between end-stage kidney failure and a human transplant, allowing a patient to forgo dialysis." ...

In January 2026, Tim Andrews, who had received a genetically edited pig kidney in January 2025, became the recipient of a donated human kidney. His case represents the longest dialysis-free survival ...

The milestones in xenotransplantation – cross-species transplants – rely on cutting-edge biotechnologies, including the use ...

The organ came from a Yucatan miniature pig named Wilma, and genetic editing helped make it possible.

A man has been given a genetically modified pig kidney which enabled him to stay off dialysis for nine months in a world first. Doctors said the animal organ was used as a temporary ...

A common liver condition thought to be harmless could be dramatically increasing the risk of heart disease, kidney failure ...

The terms renal failure and kidney failure are often used interchangeably, but they carry slightly different connotations. Both describe the same medical condition, a significant loss of kidney ...

A study has found that among patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure, the prognosis is worse when organ failure develops ...

Chronic kidney disease was long thought to be an old person’s malady. Now it’s a multinational health crisis among young ...