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13 hours ago · The world's first recipient of a genetically-modified pig kidney has passed away two months after the transplant. The 62-year-old man, Richard Slayman, had end-stage kidney disease, and underwent a four-hour-long kidney transplant on March 16, 2024, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston ...
12 hours ago · AP Melissa Mattola-Kiatos, RN, nursing practice specialist, removes the pig kidney from its box to prepare for transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, March 16, 2024, in Boston. Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure ...
13 hours ago · Richard "Rick" Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed the pig kidney would last for at least two years. The transplant team at Massachusetts General Hospital said in a statement it was deeply saddened by Slayman's passing and offered condolences to his family.
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13 hours ago · The American who received the world’s first successful transplant from a genetically modified pig kidney was discharged this Wednesday Richard Slayman, who was 62 years old, received the kidney on March 16 in surgery performed by a Brazilian doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital. The surgeons stated that they believed the pig kidney would last at… Continue reading First patient to...
