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The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital, the hospital announced on Wednesday.
Mad, Mad World News: 62-year-old Richard Slayman, the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has been discharged after a successful surgery
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center announced they have inactivated their liver transplant program due to irregularities in donor acceptance criteria.
An early rejection required treatment, but the patient in the groundbreaking case is reported to be "doing fine"; longer-term outcomes are being watched.
Kidneys are the most common organs needed for transplant; end-stage kidney disease rates are expected to increase from 29% to 68% in the US by 2030.