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Sep 8, 2026, 7:20 AM

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HEALTHCOVERAGE GAP: LEFT SOURCES ONLY09/08/26

Genetically modified pig kidneys have kept patients alive long enough to receive human kidney transplants for the first time.

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Pig kidney transplants successfully bridged patients to human kidneys. — NPR Health, BBC Health

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸One man lived 271 days with a transplanted pig kidney while awaiting a human transplant. — BBC Health

HEALTHTHE BRIEF09/08/26

Hundreds of people have fallen ill with salmonella infections linked to imported eggs in the UK.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸UK authorities report close to 500 salmonella cases and are investigating more clusters. — BBC Health

HEALTHTHE BRIEF09/08/26

Regulators knew a marijuana product was harming people but allowed it to remain on shelves for over a year.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸Colorado marijuana regulators left a harmful product on shelves for more than a year despite knowing of the harm. — ProPublica

HEALTHTHE BRIEF09/08/26

More people have died from illnesses related to 9/11 exposure than died in the attacks themselves.

WHAT'S REPORTED

▸A woman who worked at ground zero after 9/11 developed chronic lung disease in 2014, part of a larger pattern. — Mother Jones