It was the fourth pig kidney transplant in the United States, and the first of three that will be done at Mass General as ...

Chad Gerlaugh, 46, went into the hospital for a routine kidney stone operation in April 2019 and was released 19 days later ...

A team at Massachusetts General Hospital led by Harvard Medical School physician-scientists has for the second time ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S.&nb ...

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with ...

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(AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Hall of Fame player Dwyane ...

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S. The recipient of the genetically ...

"This is uncharted territory," said Mass General's Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, who led both Andrews's surgery and the world's first pig kidney transplant last year. But with lessons from animal research and ...

or a family history of kidney disease are at a high risk. “My own journey to have that surgery, I think it was the first time ...

In the 55 years since then, surgeons here have done thousands of kidney transplants – with organs from living and dead donors. Transplants give patients with kidney failure a longer life ...