Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman’s life

Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman’s life

NEW YORK — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and kidney failure left her too sick to qualify for a traditional transplant, and out of options. Then doctors … Read more