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After years on transplant wait list, Alabama grandmother receives kidney from gene-edited pig - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

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(CNN) — Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a

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After years on transplant wait list, Alabama grandmother receives kidney from gene-edited pig - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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(CNN) — Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a
WDIO Duluth
An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant (opens WDIO Duluth)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman received a pig kidney transplant last month and is free from dialysis for the first time in eight years. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ in a quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality.
Forbes
Alabama Woman In ‘Extraordinary’ Health After Third-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant, Doctors Say (opens Forbes)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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The procedure freed the woman from eight years of dialysis, doctors said.
CBS News
Alabama woman doing well after gene-edited pig kidney transplant: "It (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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Towana Looney, a 53-year-old Alabama woman, is now free from years of dialysis after receiving an experimental pig kidney transplant last month.
PBS NewsHour
Alabama woman recovering well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant (opens PBS NewsHour)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ in a quest to make animal-to-human transplants a reality.
New York Post
Alabama woman’s condition revealed after latest experimental pig kidney transplant (opens New York Post)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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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.
ABC 7 New York
Alabama woman doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health (opens ABC 7 New York)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis.
WMUR
Alabama woman doing well after pig kidney transplant (opens WMUR)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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Towana Looney recovers after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney, marking a significant step in xenotransplantation research.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
Alabama woman doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis.
CNN
After years on transplant wait list, Alabama grandmother receives kidney from gene-edited pig (opens CNN)
Published Dec 16, 2024
CNN's feed description
Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a decade, pig-to-human organ transplants like hers could become routine.
AL.com
Alabama woman who underwent pig kidney transplant surgery free of dialysis after 8 years (opens AL.com)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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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.
WHDH Boston
After years on transplant wait list, Alabama grandmother receives kidney from gene-edited pig - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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(CNN) — Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a
Yellowhammer News
Alabama woman makes history with first successful pig kidney transplant (opens Yellowhammer News)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman has made national headlines after becoming the only person in the world with a functioning pig organ. Doctors and medical professionals believe that animal organ transplants, like the one Towana Looney received, are a viable solution to the organ supply crisis currently affecting th…
KOB 4
An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis (opens KOB 4)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis.
Voice of America
Alabama woman doing well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant (opens Voice of America)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ; prior recipients died within two months of receiving a pig kidney or heart
Green Field Reporter
An Alabama woman is doing well after the latest experimental pig kidney transplant - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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NEW YORK (AP) — An Alabama woman is recovering well after a pig kidney transplant last month that freed her from eight years of dialysis, the latest effort to save human lives with animal organs. Towana Looney is the fifth American given a gene-edited pig organ — and notably, she isn’t as sick as pr…
Live Science
'She was waiting for a 1-in-a-million match': Alabama woman is the 3rd patient to ever get a pig kidney (opens Live Science)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman underwent a transplant procedure to get a new kidney from a gene-edited pig.
UPI
U.S. woman in good health after kidney transplant from pig (opens UPI)
Published Dec 16, 2024
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An Alabama woman is "living healthily" more than a month after receiving a gene-edited kidney obtained from a pig.

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