NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart.
Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional transplant, and out of options. Then doctors at NYU Langone Health devised a novel one-two punch: Implant a mechanical pump to keep her heart beating and days later transplant a kidney from a genetically modified pig.
Pisano is recovering well, the NYU team announced Wednesday. She’s only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney -- following a landmark transplant last month at Massachusetts General Hospital – and the latest in a string of attempts to make animal-to-human transplantation a reality.
This week, the 54-year-old grasped a walker and took her first few steps.
IAEA team inspects treated radioactive water release from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
Ai Weiwei mourns Hong Kong freedoms but is 'proud' of Tiananmen middle
Police chief charged over Seoul Halloween crush that killed 159
Tauranga bars to close earlier under booze rule changes
Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say
Coronavirus: China to test 9 million people as cluster detected in city of Qingdao
Rising costs, working from home blamed for hospitality struggles
ancient chinese scroll sells for fifty seven million dollars
Ohio lawmakers negotiate to assure Biden makes the state's fall ballot
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at Sneaker Con, a day after a $355 million ruling against him
New Jersey Democrat Rep. Donald Payne Jr. dies at 65 after heart attack
Alec Baldwin again charged with manslaughter in 'Rust' movie