About this episode

This episode discusses a record nine-month pig kidney transplant in simpler English.

A transplanted pig kidney has worked inside a patient for a record nine months. Learn about this news story in simpler English with Becca and Phil. Get a worksheet for this episode to practise the vocabulary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2026/260909 Learn more English about the topic of health here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/topics/health Sign up to our weekly newsletter here for more ways to improve your English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/topics/health

People in this episode

Hosts: Becca, Phil

Topics covered

• health
• transplant
• medical news
• animal organs
• vocabulary learning

Keywords

• pig kidney transplant
• medical news
• health
• transplant surgery
• BBC Learning English

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Radio

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