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First living recipient of pig kidney dies months after transplant
CNN.com· 21 hours agoA 62-year-old man has died months after becoming the world’s first living recipient of a genetically...
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Reuters via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoA man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died,...
Battery-sized heart pump shows potential in helping kids waiting for heart transplants
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 6 days agoNew promising data finds that a small heart pump device the size of a AA battery could help keep...
Pig-Kidney Transplant Patient Dies Nearly Two Months After Surgery
The Wall Street Journal· 18 hours agoSurgeons had transplanted pig kidneys into brain-dead people before, but Slayman’s surgery was the...
Small pump for kids awaiting heart transplant shows promise
Science Daily· 6 days agoThe pump, a new type of ventricular assist device, or VAD, is surgically attached to the heart to augment its blood-pumping action in individuals with heart
Implantable heart pump could let children wait for transplants at home
New Scientist· 6 days agoWhen children with heart failure await transplants, they typically stay at the hospital for months...
Device could keep children home while waiting for heart transplant
Becker’s Hospital Review· 4 days agoA heart pump device the size of an AA battery could help children in need of a heart transplant wait at home rather than the hospital ...
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
WTSP-TV Tampa· 19 hours agoRick Slayman underwent the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital in March.
Pig kidney transplant patient dies two months after pioneering surgery
Daily Telegraph· 23 hours agoTwo previous organ transplants from pigs, both involving hearts, had failed within weeks. “Mr...
Gift of Life: Heart transplant recipient meets donor's family
KTNV Las Vegas· 16 hours agoA Utah woman, Ashley Stewart, is alive today after an Arizona woman, Raquel Colucci, tragically passed away during a trip to Las Vegas. Because she was an organ donor, Colucci was able to save ...