Monthly Archives: February 2012

By Angela Townsend, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — At 2:40 a.m. Pacific time on Dec. 13, a man in his 50s received a new kidney following a 3 1/2-hour surgery in California. He had been on the transplant wait … Continue reading →

by Fiona Galea Debono / Times of Malta A 33-year-old mother of twins is among the 21 potential kidney donors to a complete stranger – an act of charity and courage many would find impossible to even conceive. But Romina … Continue reading →

By Nicholas Pescod, North Shore News YEARS ago, West Vancouverite Daniel Merkins was flipping through the pages of a car magazine when he found an article about an 8,000-kilometre car rally that began near Seattle, Wash., and ended in Alaska. … Continue reading →

By Cherie Howie / New Zealand Herald New Zealand – Almost 40 years have passed, but Lee Martell just wants to know his name. In March 1972, the young Auckland teen faced an uncertain future as a hereditary disease sucked … Continue reading →

By Serena Gordon / Health Day News If you’re receiving kidney dialysis, four new studies suggest that you could benefit from longer or more frequent dialysis sessions. The treatments can be done at home or at a dialysis center, but … Continue reading →

Mail Online A former guest-house owner has been given a new lease of life after taking part in a rare three way kidney swap. Jacinta Ormerod, 58, received a new kidney after her husband donated his to a stranger. The … Continue reading →

The Cairns Post AUSTRALIA – When both of her kidneys failed in 2004, the Mossman mother-of-three was told there was a five-year waiting list for a donor. “It’s extremely difficult not knowing whether you’re going to survive,” Ms Elliott (pictured) … Continue reading →

Newswise — A simple, 10-minute bedside assessment conducted prior to surgery appears to be the best method yet for predicting which kidney transplant patients will do well with their new organs, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. A report on the … Continue reading →

Medical News Today The worlds longest living donor kidney transplant chain, which has just ended at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, USA, was made possible by people who were driven to “pay it forward”. This chain started when Rick … Continue reading →

By KELLY-ANN FRANKLIN / The Bulletin Norwich, Conn. —Michael Luongo is celebrating an unusual anniversary today. It’s been nine years since his brother-in-law gave him a kidney. “I can’t complain,” the Norwich resident said of how he feels these days. … Continue reading →