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Patient Dies Weeks After Kidney Transplant From Genetically Modified Pig
12 May 2024 at 10:21
Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had “no indication” his death was related to the transplant.
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Patient Dies Weeks After Kidney Transplant From Genetically Modified Pig
12 May 2024 at 10:21
Richard Slayman received the historic procedure in March. The hospital said it had “no indication” his death was related to the transplant.
Grandmother Becomes Second Patient to Receive Kidney From Gene-Edited Pig
24 April 2024 at 14:33
NYU Langone Health surgeons performed the transplant after implanting a mechanical heart pump in the severely ill patient.
Lisa Pisano, the recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney, shared photos on her phone while recovering from her surgeries.
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Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants
12 April 2024 at 11:46
A Houston hospital is investigating whether a doctor altered a transplant list to make his patients ineligible for care. A disproportionate number of them have died while waiting for new organs.
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston.
© Matt Patterson, via Associated Press
