Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
Pig Kidney Removed From Transplant Patient After Nine Months
Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a genetically modified organ longer than any other recipient.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article's primary claim about Tim Andrews living with a pig kidney for nine months is partially supported but also contradicted by other sources. While some sources confirm pig kidney transplants and patient survival, the exact duration and specific details surrounding Tim Andrews' case are inconsistent across sources. The article appears mostly objective, but the conflicting information impacts its overall accuracy.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Tim Andrews, 67, lived with a genetically modified organ longer than any other recipient (nine months).
- Verification Source #1: States Andrews was one of three patients to receive genetically modified pig kidneys and that another patient had a pig kidney for four months and nine days.
- Verification Source #5: States one patient lived for 9 months.
- Assessment: Partially supported and partially contradicted. Source 1 indicates another patient had a pig kidney for a shorter duration, contradicting the 'longer than any other recipient' claim. Source 5 supports the 9-month claim, but doesn't confirm it was the longest duration.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: 'Andrews was one of three patients to receive genetically modified pig kidneys ... pig kidney for four months and nine days. However, the organ was...'
- Source 5: 'However, one patient lived for 9 months, and ...'