Monthly Archives: April 2012

by Tim Troglen / HudsonHubTimes.com Hudson — For six years a Navy veteran waited, praying for a call to let him know a kidney had been found to replace the one dying in his body. However, for most of that … Continue reading →

By Mark Perry / Daily Markets National organ transplant data through the end of 2011 are now available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the situation for those unfortunate patients on the waiting list for a … Continue reading →

By Laura Raines / AJC Allison Batson couldn’t help but think of her own children when she met Clay Taber, a patient in the transplant unit at Emory University Hospital. The 23-year-old Auburn University graduate had suffered from Goodpasture’s syndrome, … Continue reading →

By: Barbara Morse Silva / WJAR t started with a story in The Sun Chronicle. The story was about National Guardsman and U.S. Army veteran Sgt. John Jennings, a husband and father of two young children. “I was getting ready … Continue reading →

PR Newswire Transplant recipient donates kidney after disease threatens the organ; re-implantation reverses damage and allows another patient to thrive For the first time, a kidney that had been donated to a patient in need was removed and implanted into … Continue reading →

News Press Kenny Cox, 46, was diagnosed in the mid-1990s with renal reflux, which has caused irreversible damage to his kidneys. His left kidney functions at only 20 percent, and his right kidney has completely failed. Doctors say a kidney … Continue reading →

Huffington Post After giving the gift of life, a New York mom received her worst nightmare in return. To help her boss move up the transplant waiting list, Debbie Stevens, 47, donated her kidney to a man in Missouri, enabling … Continue reading →

BY ANDY FRYE / Good To Know Ed Farmer has been a voice of the Chicago White Sox for more than two decades now. He’s currently sharing the radio booth for a 12th season with Darrin Jackson, also a former … Continue reading →

By Andres Gutierrez / NBCDFW Until today, Roberto Ramirez and Alfredo Rojo were once complete strangers to LouAnn Arnold and her family. Their bond? Parker county sheriff Sergeant Rusty Arnold, the man who saved Roberto and Alfredo’s lives her son. … Continue reading →

By Ariel Schwartz / Co-Exist As anyone who has watched a medical drama knows, organs are in short supply and must be rushed everywhere in coolers only to be delivered at the last moment. But this is actually sort of … Continue reading →