Medical Breakthrough: Doctors At NYU Langone Health Successfully Transplant Pig Kidney To Human Recipient

New York City NY

23 October, 2021

5:58 PM

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CBS New York October 23, 2021 In an amazing medical breakthrough, doctors at NYU have succeeded in using a pig's kidney for a human recipient. Experts said this could mean the thousands of people on kidney transplant waiting lists could have a new option someday, CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reported. "The sad truth is that nearly half of the people who are waiting for a transplant are going to get too sick or die before an organ is available," said Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone Health. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.