Pig-to-human transplant breakthrough offers new hope for patients | The Answer

Name: Pig-to-human transplant breakthrough offers new hope for patients | The Answer
Uploaded: 2025-09-09T22:38:00-0700
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: More than 100,000 people are waiting for an organ on the U.S. transplant list, most in need of a kidney. Now, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are announcing a milestone in transplants from pigs to people, and that milestone could open the door to more transplants from pigs. We explain why in The Answer.

More than 100,000 people are waiting for an organ on the U.S. transplant list, most in need of a kidney. Now, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are announcing a milestone in transplants from pigs to people, and that milestone could open the door to more transplants from pigs. We explain why in The Answer.