by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 9, 2025 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
Chronic kidney disease is a major contributor to heart disease and accounted for almost 12 per cent of cardiovascular deaths around the world in 2023. It ranked as the seventh leading cause for heart-related mortality, ahead of diabetes and obesity, the team said...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 12, 2024 | Health, International News
Richard “Rick” Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital in March at the age of 62. Surgeons said they believed the pig kidney would last for at least two years The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 23, 2024 | Facts, Health
“I saw it not only as a way to help me, but a way to provide hope for the thousands of people who need a transplant to survive,” said Slayman, a systems manager for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday...
