Man leaves hospital after groundbreaking pig kidney transplant

62-year-old Rick Slayman was sent home from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, two weeks after having a successful organ transplant with a genetically modified pig kidney, according to a hospital press release.

By: New York Post

Apr 05 2024
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Effectively transplanting an organ from an animal to a human may sound like something that could happen when pigs fly. However, 62-year-old Rick Slayman was sent home from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Wednesday, two weeks after having ... [3073 chars]

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