An Update on Mr. Rick Slayman, World’s First Recipient of a Genetically-Modified Pig Kidney
Read the statements from the family of Rick Slayman, as well as his care team at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Rick Slayman Discharge Statement
Read the discharge statement from patient Rick Slayman, recipient of the world’s first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant, performed at Massachusetts General Hospital.
World’s First Genetically-Edited Pig Kidney Transplant into Living Recipient Performed at Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital announced the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig (porcine) kidney into a 62-year-old man living with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Massachusetts General Hospital Launches First-of-its-Kind Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance
Massachusetts General Hospital Launches First-of-its-Kind Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance. Massachusetts General Hospital Launches First-of-its-Kind Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance. BOSTON – Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a
Massachusetts General Hospital Completes 750th Heart Transplant
Massachusetts General Hospital Completes 750th Heart Transplant
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massachusetts-general-hospital-completes-its-first-bloodless-heart-transplant-patient-of-jehovahs-witness. massachusetts-general-hospital-completes-its-first-bloodless-heart-transplant-patient-of-jehovahs-witness. BOSTON – For the first time since
Returning to His Breath: Phil’s Lung Transplant Story
Phil Feinman was diagnosed with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), a rare interstitial lung disease in which an allergic reaction leads to inflamed lungs. He shares his lung transplant experience at Mass General and how life has been after recovery.
Mass General Transplant Center Addresses Health Disparities in the Kidney Transplant Process
In the past, the calculation of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for Black individuals could result in an overestimation of kidney function, which could delay their disease stage identification, treatment, and listing for transplantation. The United Organ Sharing Network has removed the race variable in the eGFR calculation, making it race-neutral. Learn more.
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Researchers-Bioengineer-an-Endocrine-Pancreas-for-Type-1-Diabetes. Researchers-Bioengineer-an-Endocrine-Pancreas-for-Type-1-Diabetes. Key Takeaways • Transplanting donor islet tissue to a bioengineered omentum—the fatty tissue that drapes from
Blum Center Program: About Kidney Disease, Transplantation, and Innovations at Mass General
In celebration of National Donor Day in February, Dr. Leonardo Riella gives an introduction to kidney disease, transplantation as the best treatment option, and exciting innovations at Mass General.
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