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  1. Global Community Heartbroken as Man Who Received Historic Pig Kidney Transplant Passes Away Two Months Later

    Americas Global Community Heartbroken as Man Who Received Historic Pig Kidney Transplant Passes Away Two Months Later

    The 62-year-old man who made history as the first recipient of a genetically edited pig kidney transplant has died two months after the landmark surgery, though it wasn't caused by the experimental procedure itself. Richard "Rick" Slayman, the 62-year-old man who made medical history as the...
  2. Groundbreaking Surgery: Patient Discharged After Receiving Pig Kidney Transplant

    Americas Groundbreaking Surgery: Patient Discharged After Receiving Pig Kidney Transplant

    Richard Slayman, aged 62, made medical history as the first recipient of a transplanted pig kidney, discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital after nearly three weeks post-operation. Slayman, suffering from type 2 diabetes and hypertension, received the genetically edited pig kidney in a...
  3. Medical Marvel: Massachusetts Hospital Leads First-Ever Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant

    Nigeria Medical Marvel: Massachusetts Hospital Leads First-Ever Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant

    In a groundbreaking medical feat, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have achieved a major milestone in organ transplantation. Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old man from Weymouth, Massachusetts, suffering from end-stage renal disease, has become the first human recipient of a...
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