Independent Community NewspaperBlood brothers: Kidney transplant gives a second chance at lifeIndependent Community NewspaperCross says live kidney donor levels are traditionally high in New Zealand, but there is still a push to increase the number of …
The Advocate |
‘The best birthday gift’: Tangipahoa woman meets kidney donor she found on Facebook for first time
The Advocate For the past seven years, Robertson, who lives in Independence, has undergone dialysis three times a week while she waited on a list to receive a kidney from a deceased donor. On New Years Day, she reached out with a hope and a prayer to her followers:. |
News-Medical.net |
Kidney transplant chains save more lives than kidney exchanges, shows research
News-Medical.net According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in 2015 there were 2,858 patients waiting for a kidney transplant, with 604 kidneys originating from deceased donors and living donors providing 383. “Right now, the longest kidney transplant … |
CBC.ca |
How dropping the ‘brain death‘ requirement has boosted organ donations in Alberta
CBC.ca The 84 donors in 2017 were the most ever recorded in a single year in Alberta, and a large part of the increase is related to a new procedure that started being performed in Calgary only two years ago. Known as donation after cardio-circulatory death … |
Indianapolis RecorderOne-third of African-Americans need transplants; only 3 percent are …Indianapolis RecorderWhen Faith McKinney received an email asking for a kidney from a healthy donor, McKinney knew she could make a difference in the world. The…
EurekAlert (press release)UBC study: Kidney transplant chains more effective in saving lives …EurekAlert (press release)New research from the UBC Sauder School of the Business has found that transplant societies which prioritize kidney transplant cha…
Newsweek |
Woman Donates Her Heart to Stranger, Lives to See Her Compete …
Newsweek It’s rare for a heart donor to hear their old organ beating in the recipient’s chest, let alone know it powered them at a sporting event. But that is the special … |
The Chicago CitizenSOUTH SUBURBAN TOWNSHIP WANTS TO DISPEL COMMON …The Chicago CitizenAugust is National Minority Donor Awareness Month and in honor of that, Thornton Township recently took nearly 100 employees and summer program students …and…
Hepatitis C cured in patients who received infected kidneys …Becker’s Hospital ReviewTwenty patients at Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine were cured of hepatitis C after receiving kidney transplants from deceased donors who had the infection, ……
NKF selects recipients for research awardsHealioSyed Ali Husain, MD, MPH, is a recipient of a Young Investigator Grant for research that seeks to reduce the number of kidneys discarded from deceased donors by improving the assessment of quality organs….