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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauran Neergaard

Athletic trainer receives experimental pig kidney transplant ahead of new human trials

A self-described 'science nerd' is the latest American to receive an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animal organs might truly save human lives.

Bill Stewart, an athletic trainer from Dover, New Hampshire, is faring well after his 14 June operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced on Monday.

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