First pig kidney in a human: Is this the future of transplants? | Health News

The first man to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig was discharged from hospital on Wednesday last week.
Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, who had been suffering from end-stage kidney disease, no longer needs dialysis after the groundbreaking procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard Medical School’s biggest teaching hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
How did the first pig kidney transplant go?
Slayman had been diagnosed with end-stage renal disease, which means his kidneys could not function on their own. He was placed on dialysis from 2011 until…