Pig Heart Transplant Performed For the 2nd Time in the World With Hopes of Prolonging Dying Man's Life

Medicine & Technology Sep 25, 2023

The man was not eligible for human heart transplant due to bleeding complications and vascular conditions, so his only hope was to undergo a pig heart transplant. Read to learn more.

Pig Organ Transplants and Its Future; What to Expect?

Dec 27, 2022

The year 2022 has been filled with milestones in the area of xenotransplantation, where pig organs got transplanted into human bodies. Read to know more about the future of this field and its remarkable potential.

First-Ever Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Shows 'Unexpected Differences'

Nov 01, 2022

A new study reveals 'unexpected differences' on the first ever xenotransplant. Know more about this unexpected news by reading it now!

Xenotransplantation: NYU Researchers Succeed in Animal-to-Human Transplant Using Genetically Modified Pig Hearts

Jul 13, 2022

Researchers at the New York University announced they succeeded in an animal-to-human transplant or xenotransplantation using pig hearts. Read to know more.

First Patient to Undergo Pig's Heart Transplant Dies 2 Months After Experimental Surgery

Mar 10, 2022

Two months after the groundbreaking pig's heart transplant, David Bennett Sr dies. Click on the link to learn more about his devastating passing the one-of-a-kind surgery he endured in January.

Brain-Dead Patient From Alabama Successfully Receives Pig Kidneys Through First Clinical-Grade Xenotransplantation Surgery

Jan 20, 2022

Jim Parsons, a brain-dead patient from Alabama, received a pig's kidney organs through the first clinical-grade xenotransplantation procedure.

Man With Life-Threatening Cardiac Condition Successfully Receives Pig Heart In First Breakthrough Transplant

Jan 10, 2022

In a last-ditch effort to save a patient's life, doctors in Maryland implanted a pig heart into a 57-year-old man.

U.S. Surgeons Successfully Transplanted A Pig Kidney To A Human Patient And It Works

Oct 20, 2021

A U.S. medical team successfully transplanted a pig organ in a human body and found out that it worked.