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Surgeons implant new kind of engineered pig kidney
Surgeons successfully completed the fifth gene-edited pig organ transplant for an Alabama woman who needed a new kidney. Towana Looney, 53, underwent the procedure after eight years of dialysis. ...The Hill - 21h -
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Trump surgeon general pick involved in gun accident that killed her father at age 13
Nominee Dr Janette Nesheiwat knocked over gun in 1990, causing it to fire and fatally shoot father in the head. Donald Trump ’s nominee for US surgeon general – Dr Janette Nesheiwat – accidentally ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
How Childhood Tragedy Shaped the Doctor Trump Picked for Surgeon General
At the age of 13, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat said she accidentally knocked over a box in a darkened room. A handgun went off, leaving her father dead.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Patients' families say reports on disgraced child surgeon a whitewash
Families of children operated on by Yaser Jabbar say independent reports into their care are a "whitewash".BBC News - Dec. 6
