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Atrium Health encourages more people to become kidney donors
WSOC via Yahoo News· 18 hours ago“Living donors and those to put themselves on the donation list on their license, it’s very...
David Ortiz treats Massachusetts boy recovering from kidney transplant to a special evening at...
CBS News· 4 days agoLike most kids growing up in Massachusetts, 12-year-old Colin Case of Brockton grew up loving Red...
New rule proposed by HHS aims to reduce racial disparities among Black kidney transplant patients
The Washington Times· 7 days agoA new rule proposed by the Biden Department of Health and Human Services intends to increase access...
It’s illegal to pay people for organs, but some advocates want a $50,000 tax credit for kidneys
The Morning Call· 3 days agoGregory Hess was running out of time. For two years, Hess had scrambled to find a kidney donor....
Atrium Health encourages more people to become kidney donors
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 24 hours agoDoctors say when someone needs an organ donation and receives it, their life expectancy can triple....
CMS Proposes Six-Year Model Testing Improvements to Kidney Transplant System | JD Supra
JD Supra· 5 days agoAs proposed, the IOTA Model would run for six years starting on January 1, 2025, in Donation Service Areas (DSAs) across approximately half the country. This IOTA Model intends to test if providing ...
90% of U.S. Adults Have This Syndrome That Leads to Heart Disease—and Have No Clue
Prevention via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoCKM syndrome, a cluster of conditions that may lead to heart disease, may affect 90% of U.S. adults....
‘She’s my hero’: Wife donates kidney to save husband’s life after he was diagnosed with rare disease
WKYT Lexington· 2 days agoA woman in Nashville donated one of her kidneys to her husband after he was diagnosed with a rare...
Brockton boy recovering from kidney transplant meets David Ortiz
NBC Boston· 5 days agoA 12-year-old Massachusetts boy who recently received a kidney transplant got the chance to meet with Red Sox legend David Ortiz at Fenway Park. Make-A-Wish ...
First human to receive transplanted pig kidney dies
Reuters· 7 days agoA man with end-stage renal disease who earlier this year became the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig has died,...