Pig kidney transplant fails after patient rejection

Towana Looney, who received a genetically modified pig kidney in November 2024, had the organ removed after her body rejected it.

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York City had to remove a genetically modified pig kidney from Towana Looney, 53, of Gadsden, Ala., because her body rejected the organ. She's back on dialysis.