Thankful patient receives Temple Hospital's 1,000th kidney transplant

Michael Profeto's more than decade-long battle with end-stage renal failure came to a life-changing turning point this week. After years of dialysis, Profeto underwent a kidney transplant at Temple University Hospital, marking a significant milestone …

Patient receives 1,000th kidney transplant at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia

Patient receives 1,000th kidney transplant at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia Michael Profeto's more than ...

Las Vegas twins doing well after transplant surgery in LA

Twin sisters Linda Thomas and Karen Rodman are back home after a kidney transplant from one twin to the other at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Identical twins from Las Vegas just got a lot closer in Los Angeles. The 56-year-old sisters, Linda …

'He'd do anything for me': Local man helping find his friend a kidney donor

It's been said that a good friendship is a shelter in the storm— friends Kenneth Johnson and Dave Harbison know that better than most.The two men were both really sick, and both needed new kidneys."I was on dialysis; they brought Dave in. I had an …

Time running out for kidney transplant patient, Anderson Mitchell

10 years ago he was dancing and performing capoeira (Brazilian martial arts) - now Anderson Mitchell is watching the minutes waste away as he fights to raise enough funds for a kidney transplant, before it's too late.  Mitchell, who suffers from …

Cariboo mountain racer Howard Lulua urgently needs kidney

Donors do not have to be relatives – potential donors can be tested through the Vancouver General Hospital or St. Paul’s Hospital, with donor reimbursement programs available Howard Lulua of Nemiah Valley is in urgent need of a kidney transplant as his …

American Society of Nephrology Welcomes New CMMI Model Aimed at Boosting Transplant Rates

Newswise — Washington, DC (November 27, 2024) —The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) welcomes the final Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) model rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).  “Kidney transplantation is the …

MP’s First Inter-Hospital Kidney Swap: Two Women Gift Life To Each Other’s Husbands

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In a first, two women saved the lives of the other's husbands through the state’s first inter-hospital kidney swap transplant. Both women donated kidney to each other’s husband and the procedure was performed at the same time …

Kidney and Liver Transplants OK’d Between People With HIV

People with HIV who need kidney and liver transplants have a reason to be thankful: They can receive organs from donors who are also HIV positive, which also means that people living with HIV can donate their organs for others in the HIV community. Until …