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title: ""A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an…"
date: 2025-09-11
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# "A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an…

*September 11, 2025 · Facebook*

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[https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/08/massachusetts-general-hospital-second-pig-kidney-transplant](https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/08/massachusetts-general-hospital-second-pig-kidney-transplant){target="_blank"}
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\"A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives.\
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The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday.\
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"I really wanted to contribute to the science of it," Bill Stewart, an athletic trainer from Dover, New Hampshire, told The Associated Press.\"\
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