Record medical în SUA: un rinichi de porc a funcționat 271 de zile în corpul unui bărbat, anunță medicii • Newsweek România

A pig kidney transplant in a US man lasted 271 days, setting a medical record. Tim Andrews expressed that the transplant provided hope and reduced his need for dialysis. The Mass General Brigham team believes this shows pig organs can serve as a bridge until human donors are available. Despite the success, the kidney eventually failed, requiring Andrews to undergo temporary dialysis before finding a human donor. The field of xenotransplantation is being explored due to the organ shortage, with around 100,000 people in the US waiting for a kidney. Researchers have genetically modified pigs to make their organs more compatible with humans, reducing the risk of immune rejection.