'Most modified man in the world' gets hand split in half in 'world first' procedure

The 'most modified man in the world' has had his hand split in half in what is believed to be a 'world first' procedure. Marcelo ‘B-boy’ De Souza Ribeiro spent years transforming his body with ... Read More

The Massachusetts man who received a pig kidney transplant discharged from MGH: ‘One of the happiest moments of my life’

The Weymouth man who received the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney has been discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital, calling it “one of the ... Read More

Recipient of world’s first pig kidney transplant relishes new lease on life

BOSTON (WCVB) - A 62-year-old Massachusetts man who received the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney has been discharged from the hospital. Richard Slayman, 62, ... Read More

OKC Man Gets Second Chance At Life After Liver Transplant At Integris Health

Donate Life Month creates an opportunity to highlight the lifesaving power of organ donation. That's something an Oklahoma City man knows all too well. Read More

First man to receive pig kidney transplant returns home after successful operation

The world’s first patient to receive a genetically modified kidney transplant from a pig has been discharged from hospital and is returning home, just two weeks after the groundbreaking surgery. Read More

World's First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From US Hospital

In a medical first, a 62-year-old man has been discharged from ... it leveraged its legacy as the pioneer of the world's first successful human organ transplant - a kidney - in 1954. Read More

111-year-old man born same year Titanic sank is now oldest in world

A great-grandfather in England is now the world’s oldest person ... became the oldest man in the UK in 2020. via REUTERS His wife Blodwen, whom he was married to for 44 years, died in 1986. Read More

Recipient of world’s first pig kidney transplant relishes new lease on life

BOSTON (WCVB) - A 62-year-old Massachusetts man who received the world’s first successful transplant of a genetically-edited pig kidney has been discharged from the hospital. Richard Slayman ... Read More