World's first genetically-edited pig kidney transplanted into living human
Pig donor was genetically-edited using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to remove harmful pig genes, add certain human genes to improve its compatibility.
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Pig donor was genetically-edited using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to remove harmful pig genes, add certain human genes to improve its compatibility.
After once losing hope because of end-stage kidney disease, a 62-year-old man is now the first living person to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, according to doctors
Far more hospital beds are necessary to accommodate a surplus of patients, a challenge MGH called "a full-blown crisis.”
Facing increasing and unrelenting overcrowding, Massachusetts General Hospital is asking the state today for permission to increase its number of inpatient hospital beds.
MGH said that nearly every day for the past 16 months, its emergency room has been so full that all the hospital’s inpatient beds and monitored hallway stretchers are full.