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Doctors Put A Pig Kidney In Him. 271 Days Later, He Got A Human One
A US patient lived for 271 days without dialysis after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney, before successfully receiving a human kidney. The world-first case offers hope for using pig organs as a temporary bridge for people awaiting transplants
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US Woman Lives With Pig Kidney For 130 Days, Removed After Organ Rejection
Towana Looney is recovering well from the April 4 removal surgery at NYU Langone Health and has returned home to Gadsden, Alabama.
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62-Year-Old Who Received First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly 2 Months Later
While the cause of his sudden death remains unknown, the hospital has confirmed it was not related to the transplant.
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World's First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From US Hospital
The doctors said that Mr Slayman's kidney is now functioning well and he no longer requires dialysis.
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US Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney To Patient In World First
A team of surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday.
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In A First, Man Receives Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
Doctors said it could lead to more animal-human transplants in the future.
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Doctors Put A Pig Kidney In Him. 271 Days Later, He Got A Human One
A US patient lived for 271 days without dialysis after receiving a gene-edited pig kidney, before successfully receiving a human kidney. The world-first case offers hope for using pig organs as a temporary bridge for people awaiting transplants
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US Woman Lives With Pig Kidney For 130 Days, Removed After Organ Rejection
Towana Looney is recovering well from the April 4 removal surgery at NYU Langone Health and has returned home to Gadsden, Alabama.
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62-Year-Old Who Received First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Nearly 2 Months Later
While the cause of his sudden death remains unknown, the hospital has confirmed it was not related to the transplant.
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World's First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From US Hospital
The doctors said that Mr Slayman's kidney is now functioning well and he no longer requires dialysis.
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US Surgeons Transplant Pig Kidney To Patient In World First
A team of surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a living patient for the first time, Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday.
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In A First, Man Receives Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
Doctors said it could lead to more animal-human transplants in the future.
