Living kidney donors with discordant kidney function measures had lower eGFR after donation and a higher risk for eGFR counts below 45 mL/min/1.73 m2, researchers found. “Living donor kidney ...

National Donor Day honors organ, eye, tissue, blood, and marrow donors and recipients and raises awareness about the importance of these donations.

Friday is Valentine's Day, but it's also National Donor Day. For a Pleasant Hills couple, it's also the day one year ago, ...

The need for life-saving organ transplants is high in Black communities across the nation. Compared to other racial and ethnic groups, Black individuals are disproportionately affected by the health ...

A selfless act of brotherly love and a remarkable twist of fate have transformed the lives of two Air National Guardsmen and ...

In a heartwarming turn of events, two volunteers at Feeding San Diego have formed a life-changing bond that resulted in a kidney donation. Craig Holt, a 63-year-old Army veteran, received a much ...

We can also watch for those wearing green ribbons. When we do see them, I suggest we take a minute to listen to their unique story, whatever it may be. David Reel is a public affairs and public ...

The then 36-year-old courtroom bailiff received Milwaukee County General Hospital's 500th kidney transplant. After suffering from a kidney infection for a decade and spending months on dialysis ...

Last October she spoke with Reason's Nick Gillespie and shared her emotional, physical, and philosophical experience with anonymous kidney donation and the challenges that came with it.

Denise Vasquez received a kidney transplant from fellow Cubs fan Cathy Weadley, whom she met at a baseball game.

UAB has completed more than 16,000 successful organ transplants since 1968, when our team performed Alabama’s first kidney transplant. Since then, UAB has been consistently recognized as one of ...

Three women sat across the table from three other women they learned were their kidney donors and thanked them for a second chance at life. “If you need anything, you call me. We’re family now ...