An Alabama grandmother who was the first patient to receive a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney more than two ...

Towana Looney is still thriving after receiving a pig organ transplant, making history in the process. She is the fifth patient to receive a gene-edited pig organ since 2022 and the third living human ...

Looney’s vibrant recovery is a morale boost in the quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality. Only four other ...

The announcement was made Monday morning during a press conference. Last year, 489 organs were successfully transplanted at the Intermountain Health Adult Transplant program, located at ...

Last year, 489 organs were successfully transplanted at the Intermountain Health Adult Transplant program, located at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, an increase from 414 in 2023 and a ...

Achieved one of the highest kidney placement rates in the U.S., pursuing every opportunity for transplantation of these precious gifts. In addition, Gift of Life supported organ placement ...

reports new U.S. and OneLegacy records in organ donation and lives saved for 2024. The organization enabled 740 organ donors and a record 1,941 lifesaving transplants - marking a 5.5% increase in ...

Last year, 332 organs were transplanted at the MHH. The number of living donations, heart and lung transplants and transplants in children and adolescents increased, although the total number fell ...

announced that 48,149 organ transplants were performed in 2024, according to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). This is the first time the United States has ever ...

Tom McLelland shakes hands with Dr. Alan Contreras after a press conference announcing the successful transplanting of 489 organs in 2024 by Intermountain Health, at the Kem C. Gardner ...