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Pig-Kidney Transplant Patient Dies – no indication transplant caused death (wsj.com)
7 points by charliea0 14 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



The patient must have been on death's door in order to resort to taking a pig kidney. It's going to be an uphill battle to prove this kind of technology because healthier patients won't be choosing this option, leaving only seriously sick patients left to prove its value.




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