Tag: organ transplants
The First Person to Receive a Pig Kidney Transplant Has Died
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig, has died almost two months after the transplant. He...
She Didn’t Qualify for a Transplant—So Now She Has a Two...
A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has become the second living person to receive a genetically engineered pig kidney. The surgery, carried out at...
He Got a Pig Kidney Transplant. Now Doctors Need to Keep...
Other than rejection of the organ, one of the most common transplant complications is infection. Doctors have to strike a balance when prescribing...
