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American Man Who Received Genetically Modified Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
A 58 year old man, who was given a pig heart transplant in a highly experimental surgery almost six weeks ago, has died his doctors announced Tuesday.
Navy veteran, Lawrence Faucette from Frederick, Maryland, had end-stage heart disease and was ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he underwent surgery to replace his heart with a genetically modified pig heart on Sept. 20.
Faucette was...
TSA forces dying leukemia patient to take off bandages
A 34-year-old woman with terminal leukemia went through the Seattle-Tacoma Airport recently to take the last trip of her life — a vacation to Hawaii. She says she was traumatized, however, after the TSA humiliated her at a security check-point.
Michelle Dunaj of Roseville, Michigan eventually made her way to Hawaii after leaving the Washington State airport on October 2, but not without incident....