Castlegar News |
Kidney Foundation launches program to increase living kidney donors
Castlegar News “This new mentoring program is a great way to help potential donors make an informed decision. I enjoyed meeting my first client to share my experience as an unrelated donor and the emotions of being a donor trying to help someone live a better quality … |
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First person in the UK to donate kidney to stranger reveals how she was considered ‘mad’ at the time
The Sunday Post “However, there are still more than 5,000 people in need of a kidney in the UK and around 250 people die each year because there are not enough organs available from deceased donors, so there is still a need for yet more people to consider donating in … |
Alport Syndrome News |
Children’s Viral Video Plea to Find Kidney Donor for Mom Has Happy Ending
Alport Syndrome News Zippay said she found a donor through the United Network for Organ Sharing, a national kidney pairing exchange program that matches transplant donors and recipients. Her donor is a 40-year … or a kidney transplant. Zippay’s Alport syndrome has forced … |
Charleston Post Courier |
‘I want to be somebody who gives’: Altruistic donor in Charleston advocates for kidney donation
Charleston Post Courier So far this year, only six people between 18 and 34 have donated kidneys in South Carolina, and only three were to nonbiologically-related recipients. One of those is Keeya Singer. To Nadig, living donors like these embody the “beauty of transplant … |
Sunderland EchoSunderland MP whose daughter needs kidney transplant speaks out on organ donationSunderland EchoThis week, Mr Jarvis hosted a debate in parliament calling for the introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England. Wales int…
MSR News OnlineRod Carew counts his blessings with new heart, kidneyMSR News OnlineA new person joins the organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes, and at least 22 people die each day waiting for a transplant, according to the federal Organdonor….
South Florida Caribbean News |
Improved kidney transplant policy helps African-American candidates
South Florida Caribbean News RICHMOND, VA – Improvements in national kidney transplant policy have evened the rates at which African-American transplant candidates receive kidneys from deceased donors, according to data from United Network for Organ Sharing(UNOS). |
Michigan friends say kidney donation will bring them closer | The …Modesto BeeAnna Kaschner, 37, received a kidney from a deceased individual in 2009.Kidney transplant drawing friends closer – Detroit NewsThe Detroit Newsall 2 news articles »
International News NetworkMany discarded kidneys can prolong lifeInternational News NetworkThe study also suggests that even kidneys that showed poor biopsy results, and which were collected from deceased donors, were more efficient in prolonging life …
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines |
Pastor, citing Bible, donates kidney to stranger
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines One in four of those donors is not biologically related to the recipient. “There is right way and wrong way to go about finding a living kidney donor,” Shields said, noting the Alexanders leveraged an effective social media campaign by posting photos … |