NOLA.comLetters: Legislation to help kidney disease patients needs supportI was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy at 22 while serving in the Army National Guard. For decades, I managed my condition with …
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On day 2 of American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2025, Joel Topf, MD, and Anna Gaddy, MD, shared their thoughts on the day’s major presentations. Dr. Gaddy will …
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Organ Donation
A Co-Worker’s Kidney Donation Gives New Life to Brooklyn-Based Performer
by News Sourceby News SourceBrandon Looney, a singer and MC based in Brooklyn, was living an active lifestyle when his health took a sudden and devastating turn in 2023. He started to experience concerning …
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Kidney Transplantation
Man Has Pig Kidney Removed After Living With It for a Record 9 Months
by Emily Mullinby Emily MullinSurgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a genetically engineered pig kidney from a 67-year-old New Hampshire man after a period of decreasing kidney function, the hospital confirmed to WIRED …
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ROCKY RIVER, Ohio — On Oct. 21, just five days before his 36th birthday, Jeff Hammond was about to embark on a journey that would change not one, but two …
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Stephen WatsonBBC News ME Family handout Aly Coyle said it was “very emotional” meeting the six-year-old boy whose life she saved after donating a kidney A woman has said meeting …
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Read this article in Spanish here. Like most 18-year-old boys, Hollister resident Drake Fields loves playing video games, camping, hiking, riding his e-bike and hanging out with friends in his …
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Researchers now say they’re closer to making pig kidney transplants work in humans. A New Jersey woman in need of a kidney says this brings hope for the thousands of …
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Kidney Transplantation
‘Abuses hurled, slipper raised’: Lalu Yadav family feud intensifies; Rohini Acharya alleges insult over kidney transplant | India News
Rohini Acharya (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, who announced her separation from both her family and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Saturday, has now …
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Dialysis
National GeographicScientists found a way to reverse kidney damage—is a cure next?Nicolas Palacios got the bad news on his daughter's first birthday in July 2020. Palacios, who was 28 years old at the time,….3 days ago
by News Sourceby News SourceNational GeographicScientists found a way to reverse kidney damage—is a cure next?Nicolas Palacios got the bad news on his daughter’s first birthday in July 2020. Palacios, who was 28 years …