Monthly Archives: May 2012

by Chana Joffe-Walt / Planet Money Nikolaos Trichakis is a Harvard Business School professor who studies air traffic. He was watching the news one night when a segment came on about the waiting list for kidney transplants. He’d never thought … Continue reading →

Renal & Urology News PARIS—British investigators have reported a link between diabetes as primary renal disease (PRD) and survival after transplant failure. Their study showed that patients with diabetes as their PRD had slightly more than twice the risk of … Continue reading →

New York Port GENEVA — The illegal trade in kidneys has become so rampant that more than one of the organs is traded every hour, according to the World Health Organization. Every year, some 10,000 illegal kidney operations take place … Continue reading →

        FOR years veteran fundraiser David Collinson has undertaken weird and wonderful tasks to support charities. But now the pensioner is supporting a cause closer to home as he prepares to donate one of his kidneys to … Continue reading →

CTV News When a kidney patient is in need of a transplant, they often turn to their family members, hoping one of them can donate the organ they need to survive. But in more than half of cases, family members … Continue reading →

By KAren Cross / Adelaide Now AUSTRALIA – Not only do they share their lives and work together at their Prospect doggie daycare and grooming business, DogFX – but now Suzanne has helped save her partner’s life. Three weeks ago … Continue reading →

By kendra kostelecky / KOLOTV.com GARDNERVILLE, NV – After living most of her life with diabetes, Paula Dumas of Gardnerville is in stage 5 renal failure. She needs a kidney transplant. “People die every day on dialysis waiting for organs,” … Continue reading →

Medical Xpress Previous research had shown that 25 percent of people surveyed would be willing to donate a kidney if they personally knew someone who might die without one. But studies also found that transplant candidates are reluctant to talk … Continue reading →

Rebecca Brice / Yahoo 7 News Antibiotics are being offered to kidney transplant patients in South Australia to help protect them from a potentially fatal infection. The move comes after two transplant patients contracted severe pneumonia as a result of … Continue reading →

Dr. Matthew A. Clark / The Durango Herald The bumper sticker on the car in front of me read, “Don’t take your organs to heaven – heaven knows we need them here.” It got me thinking about my college roommate, … Continue reading →