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Surgeons perform world's first pig kidney transplant into a human
- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient in Boston.
- The patient, Richard Slayman, is recovering well and is expected to be discharged soon after the groundbreaking surgery.
- This procedure offers hope for addressing the global shortage of donor organs, benefiting patients in need of transplants.
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A man from Massachusetts has just become the first person to receive a pig kidney transplant.
It was done in the United States, the first pig kidney transplant on a living patient. It's a great hope for the millions of patients on waiting lists around the world.
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