READ: Man gets a new kidney from a pig in groundbreaking surgery
Rick Slayman, the world’s first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital following a successful procedure.
Slayman is a 62-year-old manager with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. After being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease last year, his doctors suggested he try a pig kidney.
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