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title: "Pig kidney functions in patient for record 271 days"
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published: "2026-09-04T20:25:25.459Z"
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critic_score: 57
hype_score: 41
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# Pig kidney functions in patient for record 271 days

*Transplant served as a bridge to a human organ, avoiding dialysis for Tim Andrews.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. The central claim is attributed to American doctors and The Lancet, with multiple outlets corroborating the duration.
- Craft 57 of 100, higher is better. The digests provide a basic account but lack depth, detail, and quotes from affected parties.
- Hype 41 of 100, lower is better. Headlines emphasize the record-breaking aspect and the use of animal organs, creating a sense of significant medical breakthrough.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human patient for 271 days, a new record.
- The patient, Tim Andrews, received a human kidney transplant after the pig kidney failed.
- The pig kidney acted as a bridge, enabling the patient to avoid dialysis.
- Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School published the findings in The Lancet.

A genetically modified pig kidney functioned in a human patient for 271 days, the longest period recorded to date. The patient, Tim Andrews, received a human kidney transplant after the pig kidney eventually failed. The pig kidney served as a bridge, allowing Andrews to avoid dialysis.

The results were published in The Lancet by doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. In a related experiment, pig kidneys worked for more than eight months without rejection in three out of five patients.

## Coverage comparison

## What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated digests mention the specific age of Tim Andrews, which was stated as 66 years old in some unrated digests. None of the rated digests mention the name of the pig kidney, 'Wilma', which was included in some unrated digests.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 75 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 40% (30)
- Centre: 24% (18)
- Right: 36% (27)

94 of 169 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-04T20:15:40.494604+00:00.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 1 time; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-04T20:30:25.268Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

- Six left-rated digests reported on the pig kidney transplant. They highlighted the record 271 days the organ functioned and that it served as a bridge to a human transplant. Several mentioned the patient, Tim Andrews, and that he avoided dialysis. The publication in The Lancet and the involvement of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School were also noted. Some digests mentioned the pig kidney was nicknamed 'Wilma'.

### Centre

- One centre-rated digest focused on the record duration of nine months (271 days) the pig kidney lasted in a human patient before a successful human transplant. It stated the case demonstrates xenotransplants can bridge to human organs without sensitisation and that scientists have detailed data.

### Right

- Two right-rated digests reported that pig kidneys were successfully transplanted into humans in the USA. They stated that in three out of five patients, the organs worked for more than eight months without rejection. The reports also mentioned the involvement of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- veryLow: 2
- mixed: 15
- high: 40
- unknown: 97
- veryHigh: 15

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

- [Cubadebate](http://cubadebate.cu/noticias/2026/09/04/el-hombre-que-batio-el-record-de-supervivencia-con-un-organo-de-cerdo-tras-271-dias-de-esperanza) — The Man Who Beat the Record for Survival with a Pig Organ After 271 Days of Hope
- [Potosinoticias.com](https://potosinoticias.com/2026/09/04/el-hombre-que-ha-vivido-271-dias-con-un-rinon-de-cerdo-un-record-para-una-persona-con-un-organo-de-otra-especie) — The Man Who Has Lived 271 Days with a Pig Kidney, a Record for a Person with an Organ of Another Kind
- [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/04/2566820.html) — In the USA, pig kidneys were successfully transplanted into humans — in three out of five patients, the organs worked for more than eight months without rejection
- [themondonews.com](https://themondonews.com/science/pig-kidney-successfully-transplanted-into-american-patient-lasts-271-days) — Pig Kidney Successfully Transplanted into American Patient Lasts 271 Days
- [Aleph News](https://alephnews.ro/stiinta/un-american-a-trait-271-de-zile-cu-un-rinichi-de-porc-iar-apoi-a-primit-unul-uman-e-primul-caz-din-lume-in-care-un-organ-de-animal-tine-loc-de-dializa-pana-la-un-transplant-real) — He Lived 271 Days with a Pig's Kidney, Then He Got a Human.
- [Hoodline](https://hoodline.com/2026/09/nh-man-s-pig-kidney-bought-him-271-days-before-boston-doctors-found-human-match) — Pig Kidney Bridges NH Man to Human Transplant in Boston
- [NBC News](https://nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pig-kidney-works-record-271-days-body-surviving-american-rcna596101) — Pig kidney works for a record 271 days inside the body of American patient
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- [TV9 Hindi](https://tv9hindi.com/trending/genetically-modified-pig-kidney-worked-for-271-days-giving-us-patient-a-lifeline-until-human-kidney-transplant-3898584.html) — Man Survives 271 Days on Pig Kidney, Transplanted After 9 Months
- [NDTV Profit](https://ndtvprofit.com/science/genetically-modified-pig-kidney-helps-man-survive-nine-months-without-dialysis-12003220) — Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Helps Man Survive Nine Months Without Dialysis
- [Taipei Times](https://taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2026/09/05/2003863740) — Pig kidney keeps man alive for nine months
- [nplus1.ru](https://nplus1.ru/news/2026/09/04/gm-kidney-bridge) — The Gene-Modified Pork Kidney Allowed for the First Time to Wait for a Human Transplant.
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- [Unknown](https://digiato.com/health/pig-kidney-transplant-271-days) — Scientists' Great Achievement: Pig Kidney Worked in 66-Year-Old Patient's Body for 9 Months
- [vecernji.ba](https://vecernji.ba/vijesti/devet-mjeseci-zivio-s-genetskim-modificiranim-bubregom-svinje-1992427) — Nine Months Lived with Genetically Modified Pig Kidney
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- [portalanalitika.me](https://portalanalitika.me/clanak/clanak/bubreg-svinje-radio-u-ljudskom-tijelu-rekordnih-271-dan) — A Pig's Kidney Worked in the Human Body for a Record 271 Days
- [El Comercio](https://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/actualidad/el-hombre-que-ha-vivido-271-dias-con-un-rinon-de-cerdo-un-record-para-una-persona-con-un-organo-de-otra-especie-noticia) — The Man Who Has Lived 271 Days with a Pig Kidney, a Record for a Person with an Organ of Another Kind
- [IFLScience](https://iflscience.com/pig-kidney-transplant-kept-man-alive-for-a-record-breaking-271-days-while-he-waited-for-a-human-organ-84555) — Pig Kidney Transplant Kept Man Alive For A Record Breaking 271 Days While He Waited For A Human Organ
- [tilestwra.com](https://tilestwra.com/nefro-genetika-tropopoiimenou-choirou-leitourgise-se-anthropo-gia-271-imeres-katagrafontas-neo-rekor) — Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Functioned in Human for 271 Days, Setting a New Record
- [BioBioChile](https://biobiochile.cl/noticias/salud-y-bienestar/cuerpo/2026/09/04/vivio-271-dias-con-un-rinon-de-cerdo-y-logro-dejar-la-dialisis-el-historico-caso-de-hombre-en-eeuu.shtml) — He Lived 271 Days with a Pig Kidney and Managed to Stop Dialysis: the Historic Case of Man in the United States
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- [Newser](https://newser.com/story/395864/in-medical-first-pig-kidney-serves-as-a-bridge.html) — In Medical First, Pig Kidney Serves as a 'Bridge'
- [HuffPost It](https://huffingtonpost.it/life/2026/09/04/news/rene_maiale_uomo_trapianto-22643759) — Nine Months with a Pig Kidney. So Tim Survived Until the Transplant (by L. Varlese)
- [gazzetta.gr](https://gazzetta.gr/plus/2566397/ezise-271-imeres-me-nefro-apo-hoiro-mehri-na-brethei-anthropino-mosheyma-rekor-gia) — He Lived 271 Days with a Pig Kidney Until a Human Graft Was Found - Record for a Graft From an Animal
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- [t-online](https://t-online.de/gesundheit/aktuelles/id_101420496/fall-aus-den-usa-mann-bekam-schweine-niere-transplantiert.html) — Doctors Put a Pig's Erythema on a Man – He Lived with It for Nine Months
- [antena3.ro](https://antena3.ro/life/stiinta/un-barbat-a-trait-cu-un-rinichi-de-porc-timp-de-noua-luni-apoi-a-primit-un-transplant-de-rinichi-uman-802088.html) — A Man Lived with a Pig Kidney for Nine Months, Then Received a Human Kidney Transplant.
- [WebProNews](https://webpronews.com/record-pig-kidney-lasted-nine-months-in-human-patient-before-successful-human-transplant) — Record Pig Kidney Lasted Nine Months in Human Patient Before Successful Human Transplant
- [24ur.com](https://24ur.com/novice/tujina/zgodovinski-preboj-prasicja-ledvica-bolniku-omogocila-devet-mesecev-brez-dialize.html) — Historic Breakthrough: Pig Kidney Allows Patient to Go Nine Months without Dialysis
- [albeu.com](https://albeu.com/lajme/bota/veshka-e-derrit-qendroi-funksionale-271-dite-te-nje-pacient-amerikan/997843) — A Pig's Kidney Remained Functional for 271 Days in an American Patient
- [dnevnik.rs](https://dnevnik.rs/vesti/drustvo/svinjski-bubreg-mu-spasao-zivot-do-pravog-donora-funkcionisao-cak-271-dan-cime-je-oboren-rekord-operacija-pruza-nadu-stotini-hiljada-ljudi-2026-09-04) — PIG'S KIDNEY SAVED HIS LIFE UNTIL THE RIGHT DONOR WAS MADE It Functioned for 271 Days, Breaking a Record – the Operation Gives Hope to Hundreds of Thousands of People
- [anlatilaninotesi.com.tr](https://anlatilaninotesi.com.tr/20260904/genetigi-degistirilmis-domuz-bobregiyle-271-gun-diyalize-girmeden-yasadi-1108505416.html) — He Lived for 271 Days without Dialysis Thanks to a Genetically Modified Pig Kidney.
- [iatronet.gr](https://iatronet.gr/article/142595/metamosheymeno-nefro-hoiroy-leitoyrgei-sto-soma-andra-stis-hpa-gia-271-hmeres-rekor) — US: Pig Kidney Transplant Operated on Man's Body for 271 Days
- [Il Fatto Quotidiano](https://ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/09/04/xenotrapianto-rene-maiale-trapianto-umano-notizie/8496712) — Xenoplantation Pig's Kidney: 271 Days Then Human Organ
- [ulusal.com.tr](https://ulusal.com.tr/saglik/271-gun-diyalizsiz-yasadi-genetigi-degistirilmis-domuz-bobregiyle-tip-tarihinde-bir-ilk-15101936) — 271 Days Lived without Dialysis: a First in Medical History with Genetically Modified Pig Kidney
- [SIC Notícias](https://sicnoticias.pt/saude-e-bem-estar/2026-09-04-homem-vive-nove-meses-com-rim-de-porco-antes-de-receber-orgao-humano-4d817793) — Man Lives Nine Months with Pig Kidney Before Receiving Human Organ
- [Sapo](https://sapo.pt/artigo/homem-vive-nove-meses-com-rim-de-porco-antes-de-receber-orgao-humano-6a9ab0e7b69388d4ad413c0b) — Man Lives Nine Months with Pig Kidney Before Receiving Human Organ
- [Telegrafi](https://telegrafi.com/hap-i-madh-ne-mjekesi-veshka-e-derrit-funksionoi-271-dite-ne-trupin-e-nje-pacienti) — A Breakthrough in Medicine, a Pig Kidney Functioned for 271 Days in the Body of a Patient
- [Life.ru](https://life.ru/p/chelovek-vpervye-prozhil-s-svinoy-pochkoy-devyat-mesyatsev) — Man First Lived with a Pork Kidney for Nine Months.
- [BlogSicilia - Ultime notizie dalla Sicilia](https://blogsicilia.it/oltrelostretto/xenotrapianti-rene-maiale-studio-lancet-record-italia/1294809) — For Nine Months He Lived with a Pig's Kidney, Then They Took It From Him.
- [Observador](https://observador.pt/2026/09/04/rim-de-porco-funcionou-durante-271-dias-no-corpo-de-um-paciente-norte-americano-foi-um-milagre) — Pig Rhyme Worked for 271 Days on the Body of an American Patient. "It Was a Miracle"
- [Utusan Online](https://utusan.com.my/?p=1422992) — Pig Kidneys Function for 271 Days in Patient's Body
- [Malay News- Malaysian newspapers from Kuala Lumpur](https://malay.news/buah-pinggang-babi-berfungsi-271-hari-dalam-tubuh-pesakit) — Pig Kidneys Function for 271 Days in Patient's Body
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- [À Punt](https://apuntmedia.es/noticies/societat/un-pacient-sobreviu-nou-mesos-un-renyo-porc-l-espera-rebre-n-un-d-huma_1_1892988.html) — Patient Survives Nine Months with a Pig Kidney While Waiting to Receive a Human One
- [Ara.cat](https://ara.cat/societat/salut/home-sobreviu-nou-mesos-ronyo-porc-fins-rebre-n-d-huma-exit_1_5839939.html) — Man Survives Nine Months with a Pig Kidney Until Successfully Receiving a Human One
- [Le Huffington Post](https://huffingtonpost.fr/science/article/un-americain-vit-neuf-mois-avec-un-rein-de-porc-avant-une-greffe-humaine-un-record_317660.html) — An American Lives Nine Months with a Pig Kidney Before a Human Transplant, a Record
- [seleo.gr](https://seleo.gr/eidiseis/ygeia/antras-ezise-9-mines-me-nefro-apo-choiro) — Man Lived 9 Months with Pig Kidney Until a Suitable Transplant Was Found
- [n1info.rs](https://n1info.rs/magazin/zdravlje/medicinski-rekord-svinjski-bubreg-funkcionisao-u-telu-coveka-271-dan) — Medical Record: A Pig's Kidney Functioned in a Human Body for 271 Days
- [Het Laatste Nieuws](https://hln.be/buitenland/gemodificeerde-nier-van-dwergvarken-houdt-amerikaan-negen-maanden-in-leven-oplossing-voor-tekort-aan-donororganen~a97151a7) — Modified Dwarf Pig Kidney Keeps American Alive for Nine Months: Solution to Donor Organ Shortage?
- [Saudi Gazette](https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664301) — Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
- [haber3.com](https://haber3.com/saglik/tip-tarihine-gecen-operasyon-insana-nakledilen-domuz-bobregi-271-gun-boyunca-sorunsuz-calisti-haberi-6263816) — A Groundbreaking Operation in Medical History: A Pig Kidney Transplanted Into a Human Functioned Flawlessly for 271 Days!
- [theghanareport.com](https://theghanareport.com/world/transplanted-pig-kidney-works-in-us-mans-body-for-record-271-days) — Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days - The Ghana Report
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- [Telegraf – Najnovije vesti](https://nauka.telegraf.rs/medicina/4390318-revolucionarna-ksenotransplantacija-genetski-modifikovani-svinjski-bubreg-odrzao-coveka-u-zivotu-271-dan) — Revolutionary Xenotransplantation: Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Keeps Man Alive 271 Days
- [Digi 24](https://digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/sanatate/record-medical-un-rinichi-de-porc-transplantat-a-functionat-in-corpul-unui-pacient-din-sua-timp-de-271-de-zile-3934731) — A Transplanted Pig Kidney Worked in a Patient's Body in the U.S. for 271 Days.
- [Kristeligt Dagblad](https://kristeligt-dagblad.dk/udland/transplanteret-grisenyre-slog-rekord-i-amerikansk-mands-krop) — Transplanted Pig Kidney Breaks Record in American Man's Body
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- [NewsBomb](https://newsbomb.gr/ygeia/story/1760971/ezise-271-imeres-me-nefro-apo-xoiro-mexri-na-vrethei-anthropino-mosxevma-rekor-gia-mosxevma-apo-zoo) — He Lived 271 Days with a Pig Kidney Until a Human Graft Was Found - Record for a Graft From an Animal
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- [berlingske.dk](https://berlingske.dk/internationalt/transplanteret-grisenyre-slog-rekord-i-amerikansk-mands-krop) — Transplanted Pig Kidney Breaks Record in American Man's Body
- [gciencia.com](https://gciencia.com/saude/novo-fito-medico-un-home-sobrevive-cun-ril-de-porco-durante-nove-meses-antes-do-transplante-humano) — Novo Phytomedica: a Home Survives Cun Ril De Porco During Nove Months Before Human Transplantation
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- [OKDIARIO](https://okdiario.com/salud/rinon-cerdo-permite-paciente-vivir-52-dias-sin-dialisis-hasta-recibir-trasplante-20227893) — A Man Manages to Live Nine Months with a Pig Kidney Until He Receives a Human Transplant.
- [nin.rs](https://nin.rs/magazin/vesti/122439/oboren-rekord-transplantirani-bubreg-svinje-radio-271-dan-u-ljudskom-telu) — Transplanted Pig Kidney Functioned for a Record 271 Days: Patient Received an Organ From a Human Donor
- [Il Post](https://ilpost.it/2026/09/04/xenotrapiati-record-passaggio) — Live for Months with a Pig's Kidney
- [BizToc](https://biztoc.com/x/b5398b8918dfed80) — Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
- [pmo.ee](https://pmo.ee/8539783) — BREAKTHROUGH ⟩ Pig Kidney Worked in Man's Body for Record 271 Days
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- [Pentapostagma](https://pentapostagma.gr/kosmos/ipa/7388082_nefros-hoiroy-leitoyrgise-gia-271-imeres-se-andra-stis-ipa-neo-rekor) — Pig Kidney Functioned for 271 Days in US Man – New Record
- [Dnevni list Danas](https://danas.rs/bbc-news-serbian/bubreg-svinje-radio-u-ljudskom-telu-rekordnih-271-dan) — Pig Kidney Worked in Human Body for Record 271 Days
- [Welt](https://welt.de/gesundheit/article6a9977c6240b302c8a838200/organspende-mann-ueberlebte-neun-monate-mit-der-niere-eines-schweins.html) — Organ Donation: Man Survived Nine Months with the Kidney of a Pig
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## Questions

**How long did the pig kidney function in the patient?**

The genetically modified pig kidney functioned in the patient, Tim Andrews, for a record 271 days. This period allowed him to avoid dialysis while awaiting a human kidney transplant.

**What was the significance of this pig kidney transplant?**

This transplant is significant because it marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a human patient, serving as a successful bridge to a human organ transplant and demonstrating the potential of xenotransplantation.

**Who published the results of this medical case?**

The results of the pig kidney transplant were published in The Lancet. The study was conducted by doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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