US surgeons have transplanted a pig kidney into a patient

Published March 21, 2024 8:03 AM

By MIKE STOBBE
AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a 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 pigs, although both died within months. The hospital announced the transplant Thursday and said the patient is recovering well.

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