Father and son donate kidneys to family member 34 years apart: ‘No second thought’
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A family has come together now more than once to help save one of their loved ones in ...
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I Donated a Kidney to a Stranger. You Might Consider It Too.
The National Kidney Foundation says about 90,000 people in the U.S. need a kidney, and 12 people die every day while waiting ...
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Vanderbilt team completes Tennessee’s first kidney transplant using new preservation tech
Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville have become the first in Tennessee to perform a kidney transplant ...
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Mom Battles Kidney Disease Her Whole Life—Then Her Son Changes Everything
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one such condition, marked by scarring in parts of some ... Americans are currently living with a kidney transplant. McDonald told Newsweek: "The ...
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Second Pig Kidney Transplant Success and FDA Trial Approval
Previous skepticism turns to optimism as the first clinical trials for transplantation with genetically edited pig kidneys ...
Longtime friends strengthen bond through kidney donation
After being diagnosed with stage 4 kidney disease, Jose's friend Marcus got tested and found out he was a match.
Oregon woman receives second kidney donation from son of her first donor
Susan Posner's brother donated a kidney in 1991, and her nephew stepped up with another replacement in February at OHSU ...
‘No second thought’: Father and son donate kidneys to family member, 34 years apart
Ian Hawker sacrificed his kidney to save his sister, and 34 years later, his son volunteered to save his aunt with the same ...
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Oregon woman receives second kidney donation from son of her first donor
Both transplant surgeries happened at OHSU Hospital ... the robotic arms to instead separate tissue to access the kidney. The scar ends up looking similar to a Cesarean section scar.