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Conditions & Recovery · NY Times Well · September 3, 2026

In a First, a Pig Kidney Kept a Patient Alive Until He Got a Human One

Tim Andrews was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as a “bridge” to a human organ transplant.

Originally published by NY Times Well. We curate and add context; they did the reporting.

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