BOSTON - The Massachusetts man who received the first pig kidney transplant in the world has died. Rick Slayman, 62, from Weymouth, received the kidney from Massachusetts General Hospital on March 21.

The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said. Richard "Rick" Slayman, 62 ...

The world’s first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney ...

The world's first patient with a transplanted pig kidney has died, almost two months after the operation. In March, Massachusetts General Hospital transplanted the genetically-edited pig kidney ...

The 62-year-old resident of Massachusetts' Weymouth, Richard Slayman, shot to fame for receiving the world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplant in March, has died. Announcing Slayman ...

The first human to receive a genetically-modified pig kidney transplant has died — two months after the operation. Announcing the development on Sunday, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH ...

Richard Slayman, the 62-year-old who made history by receiving the world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplant in March, has died, his family announced on Saturday. Mr Slayman ...

Rick Slayman's family says he underwent the surgery in part to provide hope for the thousands of people who need a transplant to survive.(Supplied: Massachussets General Hospital) The first ...