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By Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN —  Doctors have performed the first transplant of a genetically modified kidney from a pig into a living human, they announced Thursday. The four-hour surgery was performed Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital, which was also the first hospital to perform a kidney transplant in 1954. The patient, Rick Slayman, a 62-year-old managerContinue reading “Pig kidney transplanted into living person for first time”

Common Causes of Stomach Pain & When to Seek Care Coughing is an instinctual response of the body that helps to clear the airways. However, it can sometimes lead to uncomfortable sensations like stomach pain. If you’ve ever wondered why your stomach hurts when you cough, you are not alone. There are several reasons why youContinue reading “WHY DOES MY STOMACH HURT WHEN I COUGH?”