First pig kidney transplant recipient dies 2 months after operation

BOSTON, Massachusetts: The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant, Richard "Rick" Slayman, has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure.

His family and the hospital that performed the surgery announced his death over the weekend.

In March, Slayman had the transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital at the age of 62.

They believed the pig kidney would last