On September 20, Lawrence Faucette, a 58-year-old with terminal heart disease, became the world's second recipient of a genetically modified pig heart transplant
It’s truly a watershed moment in medical history that offers hope to millions of patients with failing organs. For the first time, American surgeons have successfully transplanted the heart of a genetically engineered pig into a human patient. The ground-breaking procedure will have major implications in future and could help transform the way we handle […]
New York: In a rare medical feat, the US doctors have successfully transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart to a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease. The patient, David Bennett, a Maryland resident, who had been hospitalised and bedridden for the past few months, is doing well three days after a first-of-its-kind surgery, said doctors at […]
