Surgeons Transplant Engineered Pig Kidney Into Fourth Patient
It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as part of a new clinical trial sanctioned by the Food and Drug Administration. Two of the previous patients died shortly after the procedure, including one who was critically ill before the transplant.
Concord man 4th person ever to successfully receive pig kidney transplant
Tim Andrews, 66, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease more than two years ago. Since then, he's treated his condition with dialysis, leaving him constantly fatigued and unable to keep up with the pace of regular activities.
Former NBA guard Nate Robinson to receive new kidney
Watch as doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital discuss the treatment a New Hampshire man received after undergoing a rare ...
An Alabama woman is thriving a record 61 days and counting after receiving a pig kidney, a new milestone in the quest for ...
Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...
Barb Kumprey, Frank's wife, said she hopes her husband's story gives other kidney transplant patients hope they can lead a "good, normal life." ...
Born in Seattle in 1984, Robinson would play college basketball with the UW and be the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA draft.
Access to kidney transplants increased for undocumented immigrants in Illinois, Minnesota and Massachusetts following state ...
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Alabama woman who is the only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after a record 2 monthsAbout three weeks after the transplant, they caught subtle signs that rejection was beginning – signs they'd learned to ...
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