View All: Living donation

10 of 63 Resutls

Increasing Living Kidney Donors in Alabama

Around 90,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney transplant, but there aren't enough organs to meet this need. The Living Donor Navi...

Healthcare quality, access, and evaluation,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Model Behavior: A Living Kidney Donor Story

When Emerald Marie, a professional curve model, journalist, and social media influencer, learned her uncle had kidney failure, she didnt hesitate to ...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

A Tale of Two Kidney Transplants: Family Saves the Day

Every year, millions of people get a health diagnosis that changes the course of their lives forever. For Nichole, this moment came in 2007. A few mon...

Glomerular diseases,

Kidney diseases and conditions,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donation,

Diseases and conditions,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Expanding Living Donation: Understanding the Key Legislation

Every day, 12 people die waiting for a kidney transplant. Living organ donation plays a vital role in addressing this crisis. However, many potential ...

Patient advocacy,

Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,

Living donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Becoming a Living Donor

Living kidney donation allows a healthy person to donate one kidney. It offers benefits like a shorter wait and better match for the recipient.

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

The Ultimate Act of Friendship: Donating a Kidney

Ben and Susan met by chance while dropping their children off at kindergarten more than twenty years ago. That was the start of a decades-long friends...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Matilda's Miracle: From Dialysis to Kidney Transplant

When Molly and Anthony Ruane gave birth to Matilda, their joy quickly turned to terror. Matilda wasn't breathing. Her lungs and kidneys hadn't develo...

Children and adolescents,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Treatments and therapies,

Living Donation Resources

Find resources for living donation: organizations for paired donation, financial aid, and community support, including the National Kidney Registry, N...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Turning Hurdles into Hope: How one Hospital Overcomes Kidney Transplant Obstacles

Housing instability, language barriers, and finances. These social factors, among others, often block someones access to a kidney transplant. Houston...

Social determinants of health,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

From Sports Talk to Kidney Talk: WWE Talk Show Host Megan Connolly Gives the Gift of Life

Co-host for WWE's Raw Talk,SmackDown LowDown, andThe Bump, Megan Connolly (also known as Megan Morant) has another title to add to her impressive re...

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation