Pig kidney transplant fails after patient rejection

Source: NPR | Published: April 11, 2025, 4:14 p.m.

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.

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