Recover

A58-year-old Singaporean pastor is recovering well after undergoing Asia’s first simultaneous heart and liver transplant, his medical team said. The 13-hour surgery, which took place two weeks ago at the Singapore General Hospital, was needed to treat a rare genetic condition affecting Lau Chin Kwee, the doctors said. Lau suffers from a condition known as familial amyloid polyneuropathy, in which a gene mutation causes the liver to produce abnormal proteins that affect the nerves.