Stay updated with breaking news from Bartley Griffith. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart...
Lawrence Faucette was facing near-certain death from heart failure before the operation in Maryland.
Lawrence Faucette was facing near-certain death from heart failure before the operation in Maryland.
Lawrence Faucette was facing near-certain death from heart failure before the operation in Maryland.
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday. The 58-year-old Navy veteran was facing near-certain death from heart failure but other health problems meant he wasn’t eligible for a traditional heart transplant, according to doctors at University of Maryland Medicine.