US surgeons have transplanted a pig kidney into a patient

US surgeons have transplanted a pig kidney into a patient

NEW YORK — Doctors in Boston announced Thursday they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been temporarily transplanted into brain-dead donors. Also, two men received heart transplants from … Read more