{
  "id": 5769584,
  "title": "Pig Kidney Transplant Gives Patient 271 Days Off Dialysis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/pig-kidney-transplant-gives-patient-271-days-off-dialysis",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/05/pig-kidney-transplant-gives-patient-271-days-off-dialysis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old patient with end-stage kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes, experienced a groundbreaking 271-day period off dialysis after receiving a genetically engineered pig kidney. This case, reported in The Lancet, offers hope for patients facing long wait times for human organ transplants.",
  "summary": "For people living with kidney failure, receiving a transplant can depend as much on time as on medicine. Human kidneys remain in short supply, leaving many patients dependent on dialysis while waiting for a compatible donor. The case of Tim Andrews, a U.S. patient who lived for 271 days with a genetically engineered pig kidney […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}