A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney. The first, a man transplanted last month in Boston, also is faring well. Pisano was far sicker, suffering a combination of heart and kidney failure. It's the latest in a string of attempts to make...
A month ago, Richard Slayman became the first living person to receive a kidney transplant from a gene-edited pig. Now, a team of researchers from NYU Langone Health reports that Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, has become the second. Her new kidney has just a single genetic modification—an approach that researchers hope…
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.
Big Finish, creator of full-cast audio adventures for classic series such as Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Sapphire & Steel etc, has announced that the first volume of Doctor Who – The First Doctor Unbound is available to pre-order now from the Big Finish website. This new series of audio adventures will release in September 2025. […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Doctor Who – The First Doctor Unbound...
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