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62-Year-Old Who Received First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly 2 Months Later

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62-Year-Old Who Received First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly 2 Months Later

Mr Slayman’s family expressed their deepest appreciation to the doctors Richard Slayman, the 62-year-old who made history by receiving the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant in March, has died, his family announced on Saturday. Mr Slayman underwent the successful four-hour surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and was released just two weeks later in…

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World’s First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From US Hospital

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World’s First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From US Hospital

Richard “Rick” Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts was battling end-stage kidney disease In a medical first, a 62-year-old man has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital after receiving a successful kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, BBC reported. This breakthrough, following past unsuccessful attempts using pig organs, is hailed by scientists as a historic milestone…

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