Kidney

WATCH: Snooki Surprises Girl Who Struggled With 3 Failed Kidneys

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Kidney Donation, Snooki, Video, Gabriella Falzarine, Snooki Surprises Girl, The Children's Hospital at Montforie, Kidney, Impact News

This past Christmas, Gabriella Falzarine’s little sister told YNN.com she hoped people would pray for Gabriella to get a new kidney after both of he...

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Chinese Teenager Sells Body Part To Buy iPhone

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Iphone, Sell Kidney, Selling Organs, Kidney, Reuters, Organ Black Market, Kidneys, China Kidney Iphone, Ipad, Kidney Iphone, World News

BEIJING, April 6 (Reuters) - Five people in southern China have been charged with intentional injury in the case of a Chinese teenager who sold a ki...

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Conversation With a Dying Man

Melissa Carter | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Transplant, Kidney Transplant, Organ Donations, Organ Transplant, Organ Donation, Kidney, Personal Health, Healthy Living News
Melissa Carter

Neil Millman wanted to give me some pointers about what was ahead of me. As I walked into his hospice room, I knew it could just as easily have been my room. The cancer that is attacking his body is the result of taking drugs for years that kept his transplanted kidney alive.

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For Congo's Hero Pastor, the Clock is Ticking Down

Bryan Mealer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kidney Transplant, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pastor Marrion Fund, United Nations, Kidney, Taylor Krauss, Bryan Mealer, Congo, Bunia, Pastor Marrion, Mealer, Video, Impact News
Bryan Mealer

A couple of weeks ago, I told you the story of Pastor Marrion P'Udongo, who's now in dire need of a kidney transplant. I explained how during the war, the pastor had risked his life.

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16-Person Kidney Swap At Northwestern Memorial Hospital Goes Smoothly

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kidney Donation, Illinois, Kidney Transplant, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Kidney Exchange, Kidney, Chicago, Chicago News

Eight people received kidney transplants from eight unrelated donors in the largest-ever kidney swap at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, hospital offic...

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Language Access and the Prevention of Medical Errors

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Interpreter Advocacy Day, Language, Capitol Hill, Lep, English, Language Barrier, Kidney, Francisco Torres, Language Access, Medical Interpreter, Limited English Proficiency, Medical Errors, Patients, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, The Joint Commission, Misdiagnosis, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The case of Francisco Torres, a Spanish-speaking patient in Riverside, Cali., who had the wrong kidney removed during surgery, once again gives the me...

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Death Row "Waiting" Advert Brings Life to UK Organ Donor Crisis

Denis Campbell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roy Thomas, Opt-Out Donor System, Morgan, Conservative AM Jonathan Morgan, Cgi, Kidney, Pancreas, Edwina Hart, Lungs, Clifton Street Police Station, Roger M. Goss, Denis Campbell, Organ Donor Register, Donate Wales, Youtube, Waiting, Television Advert, Cardiff, Patient Concern, Libdems, Paul Cleverly, Carwyn Jones, Alison Goldsworthy, Plaid Cymru, Death Row, Ukprogressive, Freshfields, Elliw, World News
Denis Campbell

For or against, the advert has achieved its intended purpose and raised the profile of both the issue of organ donation and those in greatest need.

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Scavenging for Organs: Why the Donor Famine Justifies A Radical Harvest

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Ethics, Law, Organ Donation, State Law, Norway, Iran, Liver, Legislation, Mandated Choice, Politics, Kidney Transplant, Courage, Ethics, National Kidney Foundation, Disability, Presumed Consent, Bioethics, Health Care, Medicine, State Legislatures, Illinois, Liver Transplant, Heart Transplant, Belgium, Kidney, Dale Risinger, Conservative, Pro-Life, Unos, France, Heart, Human Rights, Lung Transplant, Liberalism, Health, Great Britain, Republican, Hospitals, American Medical Association, Doctors, Spain, Healthcare, Politics News
Jacob M. Appel

18 Americans die every day while waiting for an organ transplant, yet the American political establishment has been unwilling to champion non-traditional methods of expanding the organ supply.

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World Kidney Day: Author Makes Plea For Kidney Donations

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kidney Transplant, Kidney, Authors, Sue Townsend, Kidney Donations, Books, Altruistic Donors, World Kidney Day, Adrian Mole, Books News

On the eve of World Kidney Day, Adrian Mole Author Sue Townsend - who underwent a kidney transplant operation last year - is appealing for people to c...

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Diets High In Sodium And Artificially Sweetened Soda Linked To Kidney Function Decline

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kidney Damage, Aspartame, Sodium, Artificial Sweetener, Diet-Soda, Health, Kidney, Soda, Kidney Function, Splenda, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Individuals who consume a diet high in sodium or artificially sweetened drinks are more likely to experience a decline in kidney function, according t...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: There Must Be Something Left You Can Sell

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bargains, Vintage Shopping, Humor, Economic Crisis, Satire, Economy, Financial Crisis, Living, Antiques, Ebay, Comedy, Financial Advice, Kidney, Sales, Garage Sales, Income, Auction, Earning, Comedy News
Lesley Stern

You probably think you've already sold everything you own that had any financial value. But chances are, you've still got a few possessions that you can really cash in on if you auction them off on eBay.

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