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What to know about this week’s health stories

What to know about this week’s health stories

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Olivia Martin

Hello, health and wellness readers. My name is Kaitlin, your guide to the latest health news you may have missed. Let’s explore ...

Man who received 1st pig kidney transplant has died. Why experts say animal organs could still ‘turn medicine on its ear.’

Man who received 1st pig kidney transplant has died. Why experts say animal organs could still ‘turn medicine on its ear.’

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Olivia Martin

The first person to receive a pig kidney transplant, 62-year-old Richard Slayman, has died, just shy of two months after undergoing the ...

Man who received 1st pig kidney transplant has died. Why experts say animal organs could still ‘turn medicine on its ear.’

A 62-year-old man just received the world’s first pig kidney transplant. Why experts say animal organs could ‘turn medicine on its ear.’

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Olivia Martin

For the first time, a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a 62-year-old man by surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, ...