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Surgeons perform the world's first pig kidney transplant into a human patient Surgeons in the US carried out the first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant into a living recipient. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:35Published on March 22, 2024

Doctors combine pig kidney transplant and heart device in bid to extend woman's life Doctors successfully implanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman, Lisa Pisano, who was teetering on the brink of death. This marked the culmination of a dramatic series of surgeries aimed at.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 day ago
After 2-wk hosp stay, patient with pig kidney heads home 62-year-old Richard Slayman, the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has been discharged after a successful surgery. This medical milestone holds promise for.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago
Man who underwent pig kidney transplantation discharged from hospital Richard Slayman, 62, received a genetically-modified pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital, becoming the first living recipient worldwide. He was discharged from the hospital on.. IndiaTimes - Published 3 weeks ago

How US researchers performed pig kidney transplant in human patient newKerala.com - Published on February 4, 2022
First-ever pig kidney transplant in human patient done in US The recipient of the transplant was a brain-dead patient, whose kidneys were dysfunctional. Zee News - Published on October 20, 2021
US surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient Indian Express - Published on October 20, 2021