Lawerence Faucette, age 58 of Maryland, was the second patient ever to receive a heart transplant with a genetically modified pig’s heart. Faucette has a terminal heart disease. There was no hope for other treatment options. He was rejected from all transplant programs that consist of human organs. The first patient to receive this transplant died two months after the procedure. Dr. Bartley Griffith performed the procedure. Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin, of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, designed the protocol. There was many tests done to make sure the heart was virus free. Faucette and his wife are keeping their expectation low. They just want more time together.

The article is very well-written. The lead of the article contains very sufficient information. I knew what the article was going to be about just by reading the lead. The story is very interesting as well. It is not every day that people receive a transplant with a pig’s heart. In fact, it has only happened twice. I liked how New York Times got multiple quotes from doctors, Mr. Faucette, and his wife. Overall, the article was written very well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/health/pig-heart-transplant-faucette.html