Pig kidney transplanted to woman on the brink of death

Pig kidney transplanted to woman on the brink of death

NY. Doctors transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman on the verge of death in a pair of dramatic operations that also stabilized her failing heart. The combination of heart and kidney failure meant Lisa Pisano was too sick to tolerate a traditional transplant and had no options left. Doctors at NYU Langone … Read more