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Man Successfully Kept Alive with Pig Kidney for 271 Days Until He Could Receive a Human One - AOL.com

Published by PEOPLE By Vanessa Etienne · 7 September 2026 at 15:15
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Man Successfully Kept Alive with Pig Kidney for 271 Days Until He Could Receive a Human One - AOL.com
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Doctors say xenotransplantation could be a “bridge” for patients awaiting human kidneys

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