New York Times: UMSOM's Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin comments on new research on transplant of pig kidney into brain dead donor.
BBC: Three ethical issues around pig heart transplants
Popular Science: On Monday, the UMSOM team reported that they completed the eight-hour procedure, making David Bennett the first human to successfully receive a pig’s heart.
PBS Newshour: Doctors at UMSOM say the transplant showed that a heart from a genetically modified animal can function in the human body without immediate rejection.
Chicago Tribune: In a medical first, UMSOM’s doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
Los Angeles Times: UMSOM's Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the surgery, said the patient’s condition — heart failure and an irregular heartbeat — made him ineligible for a human heart transplant or a heart pump.
CBC (Canada): While it's too soon to know if the operation really will work, the surgery marks a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.
ARS Technica: The surgery was authorized by the FDA under its "compassionate use" program, which allows patients facing life-threatening illnesses to receive investigational treatments that haven't gone through rigorous clinical testing yet.
NewScientist: “This is a great step forward – you can compare it with the first landing on the moon,” says Joachim Denner at the Free University of Berlin.
Nature: First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn?
The Korea Times: When will Korea see its first xenotransplantation surgery?
VICE: Sometimes, what’s taboo and controversial is exactly what can save human lives.
ABC Australia: Pig heart transplants: ethics, regulations and why we shouldn't expect to see them in Australia soon
Alarabiya News: Islamic teaching tells us animal organ transplants to humans are permissible
Good Morning America: Family speaks out after man receives pig heart in 1st of kind transplant
Associated Press: UMSOM's Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin and Dr. Bartley Griffith discuss the first pig heart transplant they performed.
BBC: UMSOM’s Dr. Christine Lau discusses the first pig heart transplant.
Reuters: UMSOM’s Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin discuss the breakthrough pig heart transplant.
USA Today: UMSOM's Dr. Bartley Griffith discusses his conversation with his patient in the first-ever pig-to-human heart transplant.
CBS Evening News with Nora O’Donnell: Doctors transplant pig heart into a patient for first time.
CNN: UMSOM's Dr. Bartley Griffith mentions that pig hearts may be able to alleviate the shortage of donor organs.
Washington Post: UMSOM's Dr. Bartley Griffith discusses the first genetically-modified pig heart transplant.
Good Morning America: Correspondents discuss the science behind the first genetically-modified pig heart transplant.
STAT: Megan Molteni writes about the ethical implications of the pig heart transplant.
Wall Street Journal: Pig-Heart Transplant Jolts Doctors Confronting Lack of Organ Donors.
Smithsonian: Man Receives First Heart from a Gene-Edited Pig.
Fox News Channel: Man gets genetically altered pig's heart transplant in first-of-its-kind procedure.
New York Times: In a First, Man Receives a Heart from a Genetically Altered Pig.
ABC News Australia: Surgeons transplant genetically modified pig's heart into human patient for first time.
Times of India: Indian doctor who performed early xenotransplants responds to the latest advancement.
U.S. News & World Report: Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplant
Bloomberg News: First ever pig-heart transplant boosts shares of Swedish medtech.
NPR: Doctors transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human for the 1st time.
Economist: The first successful pig-to-human heart transplant has been performed that may lead to a new approach to organ transplantation.
CNBC: “If this works, there will be an endless supply of these organs for patients who are suffering,” said Dr. UMSOM's Muhammad Mohiuddin.
TIME: In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and he's doing well three days after the experimental surgery.
CBS Mornings: Human patient receives pig heart in first-of-its-kind transplant.
CTV News (Canada): With no other options available, a pig heart was successfully transplanted into a human.
NBC News: UMSOM’s Dr. Bartley Griffith, the operating physician, on Monday described the transplant as a "breakthrough surgery."
WebMD: “We are proceeding cautiously, but we are also optimistic that this first-in-the-world surgery will provide an important new option for patients in the future,” said UMSOM's Dr. Bartley Griffith.
Science: Here’s how scientists pulled off the first pig-to-human heart transplant involving genetic engineering, an experimental drug, and cocaine
USA Today: 'The new heart is still a rock star': Man doing well after receiving first heart from gene-edited pig
Wall Street Journal: Saved by a Pig’s Heart and by the creativity and innovation of U.S. medical care
