From pharmacy to transplant: How one donation changed two lives

MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Organ donation can give someone a second chance at life. For one local man, Chris Pleasant, that ...

Disabled Son Gives His Kidney to His Mother After Three Years of Waiting, Moving Many

A kidney transplant in which a son with a brain lesion disability donated one of his kidneys to his mother, who had been ...

This transplant surgery could save countless lives. Why aren’t we doing more of them?

In an episode from the fifth season of Grey’s Anatomy, Miranda Bailey, played by Chandra Wilson, orchestrates an ambitious 12 ...
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Kidney donors who give to strangers do just as well as those who give to loved ones

"Unspecified," "altruistic" or "non-directed" kidney donation refers to a kidney transplant where the donor and recipient do not know each other. These donations are crucial to increasing the number ...

NJ man rents Times Square billboard in hopes of finding a kidney donor

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Mark Whitmore is one of roughly 95,000 people on a list waiting for a kidney donor. He says he’s in ...
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Experts bust 5 myths about living kidney donation

More than 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney in the U.S. Unfortunately, less than a third of those waiting for a kidney transplant can expect to get one this year. This comes as rates ...

Can you play sports with a single kidney? Nephrologist Dr Anupam Roy debunks 6 myths about kidney donation

Nephrologist highlights that it is perfectly possible to gradually go back to normal life after donating a kidney.
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Racine County 10-year-old needs kidney donor to avoid dialysis

A 10-year-old Racine County boy needs a kidney donor to avoid dialysis. A donor within six months could give him the chance ...