Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died nearly two months after the procedure, which was performed on March 16 at Massachusetts General Hospital. Despite his death, the hospital stated there was no indication that the transplant was the cause. Slayman, who was 62 years old and from Weymouth, Massachusetts, had previously been on dialysis and received a human kidney transplant in 2018 that failed. He underwent a four-hour surgery and was discharged on April 3. The pioneering surgery was seen as a major milestone in transplant medicine, offering hope to countless patients worldwide.
The man who received the world's first pig kidney transplant has died, but the hospital said it wasn't because of the transplant. https://t.co/42RV01Y8hu
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said. https://t.co/w8YDa3Mn3E
Rick Slayman, the world's first living recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died nearly two months after the procedure. https://t.co/cE120R3HxR
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The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly two months after undergoing the procedure. https://t.co/r0YBC3NIx3
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney has died after two months, though not necessarily from the transplant. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received the organ at Massachusetts General Hospital in March, with surgeons predicting it would last two years.…
Richard "Rick" Slayman, the first human to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, has died almost two months after the #xenotransplant procedure. First person to receive genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies https://t.co/2keIjn71CJ
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#Massachusetts | First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies Slayman, 62, received the transplant in March in a four-hour surgery that the hospital at the time called "a major milestone in the quest to provide more readily available organs to patients." https://t.co/OcxZf3GPx7
🚨Report: The first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly 2 months later. https://t.co/MtEnU5pauz
Rick Slayman, 62, received the transplant in March in a four-hour surgery. https://t.co/11ijPuIch7 https://t.co/11ijPuIch7
Rick Slayman, a Massachusetts man who received the first kidney transplant from a CRISPR-edited pig, has died almost two months after the xenotransplant. https://t.co/jdIledwrjv
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The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday. https://t.co/w8YDa3Mn3E
The man who received a genetically modified pig kidney nearly two months ago in an unprecedented transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has died. https://t.co/psPYLY9BtL https://t.co/psPYLY9BtL
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The Massachusetts man who received the world's first pig kidney transplant has died. https://t.co/oeVJlNrzfg
The first person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died about two months after the historic procedure. The hospital where Richard “Rick” Slayman had the operation said it had “no indication” his death was related to the transplant. https://t.co/wIZsKPG2An
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A man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said. https://t.co/jY7TZ3Z0Qc https://t.co/jY7TZ3Z0Qc
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A Massachusetts man who received the world's first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant has died, his family announced. https://t.co/2WkKF6CCLv
Massachusetts General Hospital announced Rick Slayman's passing on Saturday, about two months after he received the world's first pig kidney transplant. The hospital emphasized there's no indication his death was a result of the transplant. https://t.co/8EDg26lRkS
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Recipient of 1st pig kidney transplant dies. Massachusetts General Hospital says there’s no indication that Ricard Slayman’s death was due to the transplant in March. https://t.co/r3xhwtgrSI
The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died, his family said. Richard Slayman underwent the four-hour procedure in March at Massachusetts General Hospital and was discharged from the hospital two weeks later. https://t.co/AB7xxxWrBZ https://t.co/NOWnSxJ2Wi
Boston-area recipient of gene-edit pig kidney, Rick Slayman, is dead at 62, a month after leaving the hospital. “We have no indication that [Slayman’s death] was the result of his recent transplant,” Mass. General Hospital said in a statement. 🧐 https://t.co/0ah952dtKG https://t.co/vfZ5rBNXoG
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first patient to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, has died nearly two months after the milestone surgery, according to his family. https://t.co/qKnedmJjrw
Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received the transplant in Massachusetts in March after a failed kidney transplant in 2018 prompted multiple procedures. https://t.co/2lritfADrj
An American man who was the first in the world to undergo a pig kidney transplant has died less than two months after the procedure, despite having been told it would last him two years. https://t.co/uySrW3uVKp
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The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure. https://t.co/BKmQYJMvMF
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A US man has died after he received a genetically modified pig kidney — an operation that was hailed as marking a "major milestone" and one his family says has provided hope for thousands. https://t.co/eo7TENua9a
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🚨 DEAD IN 2 MONTHS - FIRST RECIPIENT OF A GENETICALLY MODIFIED PIG KIDNEY Despite Richard Slayman dying two months after the groundbreaking procedure, doctors said they didn't have any indication that his death resulted from the transplant. However, two men previously… https://t.co/hGWevFglFK
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A 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant in the world has died, his family announced on Saturday. The hospital emphasized there was no indication Slayman's sudden passing was due to the transplant. https://t.co/w14OrmzhBx https://t.co/gOeW0oP2gx
Boston man dies two months after receiving modified pig kidney transplant The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said on Saturday.… https://t.co/YDfJMdZikJ
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later https://t.co/6SF3aCvgLh
The Massachusetts man who received the first pig kidney transplant in the world has died. Rick Slayman, 62, from Weymouth, received the kidney from Massachusetts General Hospital on March 21. https://t.co/8EDg26lRkS
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure: via AP https://t.co/YO1URgnjzh
The 62-year-old man who received the first-ever pig kidney transplant has died, his family announced. https://t.co/UclRwMcAyB
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Sad conclusion to this story. Man who received genetically edited pig kidney at Mass General, dies. Hope that future recipients have better outcomes. Transplant took place in April... https://t.co/Myr89rwRt8 https://t.co/QrtbatMtnx
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The Massachusetts man who received the first pig kidney transplant in the world has died. https://t.co/n9TXb4oHBV
Massachusetts man who received first-ever pig kidney transplant dies at 62 https://t.co/hRP1GaLglg https://t.co/MGrb0EsqiH
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Richard Slayman made history when he received the world's first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant. Here's the latest: https://t.co/3jkTmNJpu3
Patient, 62, who had world's first successful pig kidney transplant dies just weeks after he was discharged from hospital following pioneering surgery https://t.co/czm50hSSEE https://t.co/n8aF4Xi5jd
Very sad news. Historic & heroic kidney transplant patient died. "Slayman’s family also thanked his team of doctors. "Their enormous efforts leading the xenotransplant gave our family seven more weeks with Rick, & our memories made during that time will remain in our minds &… https://t.co/2dtLBP5VyK
Very sad news. Historic & heroic kidney transplant patient died. "had been on dialysis for years & received a donated human kidney in 2018 that eventually failed. MGH doctors implanted a pig kidney on March 16 and Slayman was released from the hospital April 3." https://t.co/2dtLBP5VyK
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Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, has died. Mass. General Hospital, where he underwent the historic treatment in March, said there was no indication his death was the result of the transplant. https://t.co/c0bwJGjWNT
Mass General is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant. Mr. Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transplant patients worldwide and we are deeply grateful for his… https://t.co/I1dFqHZEmr
The @mgh_transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman. We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant. Mr. Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transplant patients worldwide and we are deeply grateful… https://t.co/0kDmX4m9EW
The Weymouth man who became the first person to receive a genetically edited pig kidney in March has died, Mass General Hospital says. https://t.co/BGQjqaWuU4 https://t.co/SZWznSZchC
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