World’s first transplant of pig kidney in living diabetic human being hits success

Pig kidney successfully transplanted in living human being for first time. — Massachusetts General Hospital/File

The world’s first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human has been successfully done by doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old man, from Weymouth, Massachusetts is the patient. He was diagnosed with…