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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system Wednesday that aim to increase use of less-than-perfect organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, …

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved Thursday to shut down a Miami organ donation group, calling it “failing” because of underperformance, unsafe practices and paperwork errors. The Life Alliance …

New York (AP) – Alabama woman recovers quite a while later Porcine kidney transplantation Last month, she released her from eight years of dialysis, and her latest efforts to save …

David Ayares, president and chief scientific officer of Revivicol, holds up a package of frozen meat during an interview at the company's offices in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 30, 2024. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pig kidney transplants She has died, along with an implanted device that keeps her heart beating, surgeons announced Tuesday. Lisa Pisano was near death with kidney and …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pig kidney transplants After just 47 days, surgeons were forced to remove the slowly failing organ, forcing the patient back onto dialysis. Lisa Pisano is the second …

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors transplanted a pig kidney into a dying New Jersey woman. This is part of two dramatic surgeries to stabilize her weakened heart. Lisa Pisano has …