New Hampshire man is 2nd recipient of a pig kidney from Massachusetts General Hospital
For the second time, Massachusetts General Hospital has transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human.
Second pig kidney transplant successfully completed at Massachusetts General Hospital
For the second time in less than a year, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into a living person.
Massachusetts General Hospital performs another pig kidney transplant: ‘A miracle… new lease on life’
Massachusetts General Hospital has performed its second successful genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a patient, MGH reported on Friday. The “miracle” transplant is giving 66-year-old Tim Andrews “a new lease on life,” he said as he’s now recovering and off dialysis for the first time in more than two years.
NH man is 2nd person known to be living with a pig kidney after transplant at Mass. General Hospital
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment.
Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital
A team at Massachusetts General Hospital led by Harvard Medical School physician-scientists has for the second time successfully transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living person. The team performed the first surgery of its kind in the world in March 2024.
New Hampshire Man Is 2nd Person Known to Be Living With a Pig Kidney
A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort paid off: Tim Andrews,
MGH performs its second, world’s fourth genetically altered pig kidney transplant
The recipient was Tim Andrews, a 66-year-old New Hampshire resident who had end-stage kidney disease and was on dialysis for more than two years.
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Raw video: News conference announcing NH man's treatment at MGH after pig kidney transplant
Watch as doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital discuss the treatment a New Hampshire man received after undergoing a rare pig kidney transplant.