First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

GET SOME HOURS TO ENJOY ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THE MAN WHO BECAME THE WORLD'S FIRST PERSON TO RECEIVE A KIDNEY FROM A GENETICALLY MODIFIED PIG. >> JACKIE BANGE: HAS PASSED AWAY. 62 YEAR-OLD RICK'S LEHMAN DIED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AFTER THE HISTORIC PROCEDURE IN MARCH, HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE. LATE LAST YEAR IN A STATEMENT HIS FAMILY SAID HER FAMILY IS DEEPLY SADDENED, BUT TAKE GREAT COMFORT KNOWING HE INSPIRED SO MANY THE HOSPITAL IN MASSACHUSETTS WHERE THE PROCEDURE TOOK PLACE SAYS THERE

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Published: Sun May 12 2024