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First living pig kidney transplant patient discharged from hospital

Published April 4, 2024 at 7:11 AM CDT

The world’s first living recipient of a pig kidney transplant was discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday.

Dr. Leonardo Riella, medical director for kidney transplantation at Massachusetts General Hospital, joins us.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.