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  1. 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...
  2. 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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