Organ donor unwittingly had rabies — and now one kidney recipient is dead and others are at risk

A Michigan grandpa was killed by the kidney donation he thought would save his life — because the organ donor was infected with rabies from a skunk in a medical nightmare that could affect other organ ...
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First pig liver and kidneys transplanted into a person — could ease organ shortages

A 53-year-old clinically dead man has become the first person to receive two kidneys and a whole liver from a genetically modified pig. The man’s organ function was sustained for almost five days with ...

Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month after eight years on dialysis

Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ, after eight years on dialysis. Researchers hope pig ...