Greenhill Humane Society Quico and Chavo are two guinea pigs up for adoption at Greenhill Humane Society. Quico is white and orange while Chavo is black with a white stripe down his face. Together, they are bonded and looking to go home with one another. Quico is very social and outgoing while Chavo is a […]
STORY: DR. LEONARDO RIELLA: “So at this time, there’s no indication that the kidney transplant had any influence on his death….” :: Massachusetts General Hospital Doctors say they don’t believe the man who received the world’s first pig kidney transplant died because of the transplanted organ. Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital announced 62-year-old Rick Slayman’s death […]
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 […]
A Massachusetts man has died nearly two months after he made history as the first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, his family and the hospital that performed the procedure announced Saturday. Richard Slayman, 62, had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March, when surgeons predicted the pig kidney would last for […]
FILE – Melissa Mattola-Kiatos, RN, nursing practice specialist, removes the pig kidney from its box to prepare for transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, March 16, 2024, in Boston. Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the […]
Gerald Francis Long was discharged from the U.S. Army in 1972. Months later, the Minnesota man told family he was “heading to the West Coast,” the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said in a May 8 news release. This would be the last time his family would ever see or hear from him from again. For […]
This is the bizarre moment a desperate owner performed CPR on a pig in the middle of a major road. The incident in Jingmen, Hubei Province, China, left onlookers stunned as the owner tried to revive the unconscious pig amid heavy traffic. Witnesses say he purchased two breeding pigs to take home for the holidays […]
After a heavy thunderstorm delayed all of the Flying Pig’s Saturday races until the afternoon, runners in the half and full marathons can look forward to drier conditions Sunday morning. Showers and thunderstorms will likely sweep through the Cincinnati area Saturday night, mainly before 11 p.m. However, they are likely to taper off well before […]
Several streets around Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky will be closed during Flying Pig weekend, with the most closures taking place Sunday, May 5. The Flying Pig has provided a list of the closures, times and whether one or both sides of the road will be affected. Whether you’re racing, watching or just traveling through the area, the marathon’s […]
PRAGUE (AP) — A new memorial opened on Tuesday in the Czech Republic on the site of a former Nazi concentration camp for Roma, after a communist-era pig farm was removed. The official opening capped a process that took decades and was made possible after the Czech government agreed to remove the farm. “It’s very […]
The Reedley Police Department is searching for a juvenile who allegedly kicked a guinea pig to death. Officers responded around 9 p.m. Wednesday to a home on the 1400 block of East Springfield Avenue after a resident reported cruelty towards a guinea pig. The resident provided officers with video that captured the incident. Police said […]
WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — The aftermath of this weekend’s wicked winds in Colorado caused major destruction to trees, buildings and structures across the state, including a pig rescue and rehab in Weld County. Images show the extensive damage to multiple shelters and a barn, putting the animals at risk. The damage cannot be repaired, […]