
First NZ patient receives pig cell transplant
A 47-year-old man has become the first patient in NZ to receive an implant of pig cells to treat type 1 diabetes.
A 47-year-old man has become the first patient in NZ to receive an implant of pig cells to treat type 1 diabetes.
Middlemore Hospital has had an unprecedented rush of patients offering to be implanted with pig cells in its diabetes therapy trial.