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Richard Slayman, the first living patient ever to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a transplant, walked out of Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon in good spirits, according to his medical team.
In a groundbreaking medical procedure, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old man with end-stage kidney disease. This pioneering operation marks the first time an animal kidney engineered for human compatibility has been successfully transplanted into a living human recipient. The patient, Richard (Rick) Slayman of […]