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Baltimore 4-year-old seeks kidney transplant, helps raise awareness for donor matches
CBS News· 18 hours agoA 4-year-old from Baltimore needs a kidney transplant while helping to raise awareness as an example...
A biased formula hurt thousands of Black transplant patients, one man’s now pushing for consequences
WFTV via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoA racially biased formula kept thousands of Black Americans off the kidney transplant waitlist list....
17- year-old Iowan dies after organ transplant surgery
WOI-TV Des Moines· 7 days agoThis year 17-year-old Savoy Morton needed a triple transplant surgery: a new heart, kidney and...
South Portland dialysis driver donates a kidney to help a stranger
WCSH 6 Portland· 3 days agoChristine DeCosta was moved to action after hearing "heartbreaking" stories from patients she drove...
Rural doctor races for organ donation
China Daily· 1 day agoFor more than two decades, rural doctor Li Qianfeng has traversed rugged and remote mountains in a Southwest China village, racing against time to save lives. Li, who received a kidney ...
Baltimore restaurateur thriving year after life-saving double heart and kidney transplant
CBS News· 4 days agoBaltimore restaurateur Tony Foreman has faced his share of adversity, whether it's in the kitchen,...
Ongoing Efforts to Expand Kidney Donor Pool Seem Mostly Safe
Medscape· 3 days agoLiving donors had a similar risk for hypertension and albuminuria after donation as nondonors, and...
A Marylander, and his parents, wait and hope for a transplant from a living donor
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo News· 4 days agoParminder Ghuman hasn’t been missing many phone calls lately. He can’t risk it — a stranger might be on the other end willing to donate part of their liver to his son. “My phone is my best friend ...
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro popularity soar as weight loss wonders
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 1 day agoFor Diane Lang, the big push to focus on her health and weight came from her grandchildren. Lang, of...
American Society of Nephrology Commends The House | Newswise
Newswise· 3 days agoWashington, DC (June 12, 2024) – The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) applauds the House Energy and Commerce Committee for unanimously passing the Honor Our Living Donors Act (H.R. 6020) ...