Woman receives pig kidney transplant

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Why a Recent Pig Kidney Transplant Is a Major Advance
The 53-year-old woman who received the genetically modified animal organ is the ideal recipient to push science forward.
Woman, 53, Has ‘Never Felt Better' After Undergoing Pig Kidney Transplant: 'It's Like a New Beginning'
Towana Looney, 53, underwent surgery using the organ from a genetically manipulated pig on Nov. 25 at NYU Langone Health following eight years of dialysis, per the Associated Pres
Woman receives pig kidney transplant, walks out of hospital days later: ‘Second chance'
Towana Looney of Alabama received a successful pig kidney transplant. NYU Langone Drs. Robert Montgomery and Marc Siegel comment on what this means for the future of transplant accessibility.
An Alabama Woman Got a Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant. Three Weeks Later, She Has ‘Never Felt Better’
On November 25, 53-year-old Towana Looney became just the third living person to receive a pig kidney in an experimental procedure
Gadsden woman receives genetically modified pig kidney in historic surgery
It's a medical miracle for a Central Alabama woman.52-year-old Towana Looney of Gadsden donated a kidney to her mother in 1999, then developed kidney failure se
Alabama woman receives genetically modified pig kidney in rare animal transplant
A woman in Alabama is recovering after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney in a breakthrough surgery, which represents some of the earliest stages of research into animal transplants for humans.
Alabama woman celebrates "new lease on life" after getting pig kidney transplant
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Woman speaks out after receiving gene-edited pig kidney transplant
Towana Looney says she feels "blessed" and now has a "second chance at life." Towana Looney became the fifth American to receive a gene-edited pig organ last month and is recovering well.
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Woman recovering after risky pig kidney transplant. It could 'help so many people.'
Towana Looney knew that the first four people who ever received an organ from a pig died within two months. But the Gadsden, Alabama, woman was still game to try it herself. After eight years on ...
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Woman Dialysis-Free After Receiving Gene-Edited Pig Kidney
The 7-hour surgery was performed on November 25, marking the third time that a kidney from a gene-edited pig has been transplanted into a living human. Recipient Towana Looney, of Alabama ...
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Alabama woman doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant
Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn’t as sick as prior recipients who died within two months of receiving a pig kidney or heart.
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Alabama woman doing well after gene-edited pig kidney transplant: "It's like a new beginning"
A 53-year-old Alabama woman is now free from years of dialysis after receiving a pig kidney transplant last month. "It's like a new beginning," Looney told The Associated Press. Right away ...