Read the latest news articles and press releases about living kidney donation, the Donor Care Network, the National Kidney Registry, and Donor Care Network Centers of Excellence.
Beje Thomas, MD, nephrologist and Medical College of Wisconsin faculty member, talks about how the Living Kidney Donor program works to close the gap between the need and availability of donor kidneys.
Froedtert HospitalKidney disease affects more than one in seven adults in the United States, and yet nine out of ten of them are not aware of it.
Intermountain Medical CenterThese achievements reinforce Medical City Fort Worth’s commitment to exceptional patient outcomes, innovative transplant care and life-saving treatment advancements.
Medical City Fort Worth HospitalPaul Pelosi, the husband of San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, is recovering after a kidney transplant.
UCSF Medical CenterFriday is Valentine’s Day, but it’s also National Donor Day. For a Pleasant Hills couple, it’s also the day one year ago, when they started a life-saving journey at Allegheny General Hospital.
Allegheny General HospitalWisconsin resident Gavin Scudella had been sick for a long time and was facing a challenging health future as he received weekly dialysis and waited to receive a donor kidney.
Froedtert HospitalFor the sixth consecutive year, Intermountain Health’s adult transplant program is celebrating a record-breaking year.
Intermountain Medical CenterMayo Clinic surgeons recently performed 10 organ transplants within 24 hours, setting a record for both the hospital and the state of Arizona.
Mayo Clinic ArizonaKidney transplant surgeon Dr. Nathan Osbun completed the first robotic transplant surgery in the region. The patient was 68 year-old David Mendez.
Legacy Transplant Services at Good SamaritanEric Weichselbaumer isn’t looking for sympathy. He’s looking to inspire people to consider kidney donation.
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