kidney transplants
Hospital patient, 28, undergoes kidney transplant awake and sees new organ during operation: 'Incredible experience'
“Inside the operating room, it was an incredible experience being able to show a patient what their new kidney looked like before placing it inside the body.”
How Nate Robinson has dealt with life-threatening disease: 'Depths about this s--t'
Nate Robinson, who has dealt with kidney disease for the past 18 years, said he will die if he doesn't find a kidney donor soon.
Bizarre personality changes reported in organ transplant patients
Recent research has found a correlation between transplant surgery and personality changes.
First living patient to receive genetically modified pig kidney dead at 62, weeks after historic transplant
"Mr. Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transplant patients worldwide, and we are deeply grateful for his trust and willingness to advance the field...
I donated my kidney to my hero of a mom — now she can travel the world
A daughter who considers her mother to be her “hero” came to her mother’s rescue by giving her mother a kidney.
Grandmother without long to live gets breakthrough pig kidney transplant
On Wednesday, doctors from NYU Langone detailed the complex procedures, one of which involved a pig kidney transplant.
Organ-transplant container falls out the back of rushing NYC medical supply truck
A package potentially transporting a human kidney fell out of the back of a medical supply truck in Sunnyside, Queens on Tuesday morning, according to a shocked user on the...
Father of 2 with 'stage 4 renal cancer' miraculously gets kidney from stranger off Facebook: 'She's like family now'
“There are not enough words in the English dictionary that I know to accurately explain how thankful we are for her selfless sacrifice.”
Man leaves hospital with clean bill of health after receiving pig kidney in groundbreaking transplant
Effectively transplanting an organ from an animal to a human may sound like something that could happen when pigs fly.
Yoga instructor donates kidney to a stranger — marries his smitten brother after meeting in hospital
Hayley Milks, 41, said she was scrolling through Instagram during a sleepless night amid a bruising divorce when she happened to see a post from a Miami woman pleading for...
Mother donating kidney to son after his over 10-year struggle with incurable disease in heartwarming family story
An Arkansas family will be celebrating Thanksgiving differently this year compared to the last decade after it was discovered a mom held her son's lifesaving cure.
Francia Raisa: My 'rocky' Selena Gomez rift had 'nothing to do with the kidney'
The "Secret Life of the American Teenager" star got candid about her relationship between her and longtime pal Selena Gomez on Wednesday.
Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants
The experiment at NYU Langone Health marked the longest a genetically modified pig kidney has ever functioned inside a human, albeit a deceased one.
NJ teacher who received kidney donation from fellow educator kicks off school year: 'I feel amazing'
Lauren Crupi, a language arts instructor and mother of two, felt rundown daily as she battled kidney failure before a fellow teacher at St. Leo the Great School in Lincroft...
Pig kidney transplant into brain-dead man could be a game-changer
"We know this has the potential to save thousands of lives," said the lead surgeon of the groundbreaking operation.
I donated a kidney to my husband — we were a 1 in 22 million match
"I can't put into words how thankful I am; it is the best gift she could ever give me."
Teacher shocks family with secret plan to donate kidney to student
"You technically don't need both of yours. So, why not help someone who really really needs it?" Eddie McCarthy said.
Ultimate Father’s Day gift: Son donates kidney to save his dad’s life
Jonathan Calixto, 30, said he ‘never hesitated’ to give his dad ‘another chance at life’
'Scared' Tina Turner detailed 'never-ending' health issue two months before her death
"I am on multiple prescriptions and take great care to follow my doctors' orders meticulously," the late singer said in March.
Tina Turner admitted kidney disease put health in 'great danger' 2 months before death
"For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion," the legendary singer confessed in an blog post published March 9.