In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human — and It Worked

First kidney transplant from pig to human opens door on big possibilities—and big questions

In September, surgeons at New York University Langone Health medical center carried out a two-hour operation in which they transplanted a kidney from a genetically altered pig into a human. On Thursday, they provided the first information from this transplant, which they called “a major step forward in potentially utilizing an alternative supply of organs for people facing life-threatening disease.”This kind of transplant from a source that isn’…

US researchers celebrate breakthrough - pig kidneys successfully connected to humans

The startling operation in New York feeds hope for people who depend on donor organs.

Success in fitting pig kidney to humans - American doctors record!

Doctors say the approval of the American Medicine and Dietetic Association is mandatory for each study.

Surgeons Successfully Transplant Pig’s Kidney in a Human

Surgeons have successfully attached a pig kidney to a human in a breakthrough case of animal-to-human transplant.

Doctors at New York hospital successfully transplant pig kidney to human recipient

Experts said this could mean the thousands of people on kidney transplant waiting lists could have a new option someday.

Doctors at New York hospital successfully transplant pig kidney to human recipient

Experts said this could mean the thousands of people on kidney transplant waiting lists could have a new option someday.