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"First Recipient of Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant Discharged from Hospital"

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Source: The New York Times
"First Recipient of Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant Discharged from Hospital"
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Richard Slayman, 62, has become the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig and has been discharged from the hospital just two weeks after the groundbreaking surgery. The successful outcome of the transplant represents a significant moment in medicine and could potentially signal a new era of cross-species organ transplantation. Slayman expressed gratitude for the exceptional care he received and is now looking forward to a healthier future.

Topics:health#genetically-modified-pig#health#medical-breakthrough#organ-transplantation#patient-recovery#pig-kidney
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  1. Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home  The New York Times
  2. Recipient of first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant leaves hospital  WCVB Boston
  3. In U.S., Over 100000 Await Organ Transplants. Are Pig Organs The Solution? : Consider This from NPR  NPR
  4. Why are we harvesting pig kidneys?  Vox.com
  5. Recipient of world's first pig kidney transplant discharged from Boston hospital  CBS Boston

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