Tag: organs

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

The first person to receive a pig kidney transplant, 62-year-old Richard Slayman, has died, just shy of two months after undergoing the groundbreaking procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the facility announced in a May 11 statement. Despite Slayman’s death, his family and surgeons expressed no regret that he’d undergone the procedure and remain hopeful […]

Military kept hundreds of organs after performing autopsies, watchdog says

The military’s medical examiner retained hundreds of organs removed during autopsies — including people’s brains and hearts — frequently without notifying family members or, in some instances, against their wishes, according to a watchdog report. For years, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, which conducts autopsies on service members and others who die under federal […]

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.’

For the first time, a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a 62-year-old man by surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, the facility announced Thursday. Transplanting animal organs into humans is becoming more common, but these procedures remain rare and have yet to significantly extend patients’ lives. Amid an ongoing organ shortage, experts say […]

Crash victim donates organs, gives gift of life to dozens

Crash victim donates organs, gives gift of life to dozens A grieving family said their daughter’s legacy lives on in dozens of people through her donated organs. People came to a mural in NoDa to honor Kristie Crowder on National Donor Day. Family of cyclist who was hit, killed in Plaza Midwood says ‘she won’t […]