by Mark Johnson After once losing hope because of end-stage kidney disease, a 62-year-old man is now the first living person to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, according to doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital who performed the landmark surgery Saturday. Richard Slayman, whom doctors praised for his courage, is doing well afterContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: 62-year-old receives gene-edited pig kidney in milestone transplant surgery”