Lawrence Faucette, a retired soldier, suffered from a serious heart condition and this procedure was the "only option". For now, his new heart is working well and without assistance. A 58-year-old patient became the second person in the world to be transplanted with a genetically modified pig's heart on Wednesday, the 20th...
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Authorities intensify control measures on meat from South Africa
The veterinary authority will intensify control measures to prevent the entry of beef, pork, goat and sheep meat, products and by-products of these animals from regions affected by foot-and-mouth disease in South Africa. The decision comes after the South African counterpart authority reported outbreaks of the disease recently in the provinces of Northwest,...
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The first man to receive a pig heart transplant has died
The first man to receive a pig heart transplant has lost his life, two months after the surgery was performed, Agence France-Presse reports. David Bennet, 57, marked the first time that a genetically modified pig was used as an organ donor. The surgery was performed at the University's School of Medicine...
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Doctors transplant pig heart to person with heart disease
In an unprecedented surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically engineered pig heart and is still doing well three days later. The Portuguese-language news site, e- Global, reports. According to the site's publication, the historic surgery was conducted by faculty...