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Man Who Lost Both Arms In Horrific Electrical Accident Makes Medical History With Extraordinary Transplant
For 23 years, Felix Gretarsson lived without the arms he lost in a horrific workplace accident. The Icelandic electrician had suffered catastrophic injuries after an 11,000-volt electrical surge sent him crashing to the ground. Doctors fought to save his life, but the damage was so severe that both arms had to be amputated. He eventually…
Man Lives 271 Days With a Pig Kidney Before Receiving a Human Organ
A 68-year-old New Hampshire man has spent months living with an organ that came from a genetically modified pig, and his case has now set a record that could change how doctors think about the kidney shortage. Tim Andrews survived 271 days without dialysis after receiving the experimental pig kidney, eventually becoming the first person…