An Alabama grandmother who was the first patient to receive a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney more than two ...
An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down.
Towana Looney has now lived longer than any person with a kidney from a pig. Looney's body produces antibodies that would reject most human kidneys. Before the pig transplant, she had to spend four ...
An Alabama woman who is also the second person in history to receive a pig kidney transplant is currently surviving for over ...
Montgomery shared his confidence in her continued improvement, stating, "We’re quite optimistic that this is going to ...
Looney’s vibrant recovery is a morale boost in the quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality. Only four other ...
It's been two months since her surgery and Towana Looney's story is raising hope for people on transplant waiting lists.
Towana Looney has marked two months since undergoing an experimental kidney transplant, making her the longest-living ...
Towana Looney of Alabama has become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant. The 53-year-old woman passed the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump’s return to the White House only days away, Kamala Harris ‘ staff packed into her ceremonial office to watch her sign the desk, a tradition performed by ...
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.
Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed interest in the Ohio U.S. Senate seat that was vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance, a person with direct knowledge of ...