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A 64-year-old hospital in Ghana just performed its first dialysis treatment, bringing life-saving kidney care to a region where patients once traveled hours for help. The new $1.5 million center means thousands can now get treatment close to home.
Nigeria is sending life-saving dialysis equipment to five states battling Lassa fever, giving doctors new tools to save patients facing kidney complications. The machines arrived through partnerships between health agencies and corporate donors who recognized the urgent need.
First Sky Group has covered over $3 million in dialysis treatment costs for kidney patients at Ghana's largest teaching hospital since 2017. The company's founder says corporate success must include helping society's most vulnerable.
A 34-year-old teacher dependent on dialysis twice weekly just survived a high-risk heart valve replacement that doctors said was essential before she could receive a kidney transplant. The complex surgery in Vijayawada shows how far medical teams can push boundaries to save lives once thought too fragile for major operations.
Medications originally created for diabetes are now protecting kidney function and keeping patients off dialysis for years longer. One in three American adults faces kidney disease risk, but early detection and new treatments are changing outcomes.
Former Ghanaian MP Kojo Adu Asare defied six years of dialysis and near-death moments to receive a life-saving kidney transplant. His story is sparking urgent conversations about affordable kidney care across Ghana.
A New Jersey eighth grader born with kidney disease is running out of time to find a living donor. The community is stepping up to help 13-year-old Thaddeus Giansanti get the life-saving transplant he needs.
Indian hospitals now routinely perform kidney transplants across blood types, opening the door for 40% more family donors who were previously ruled out. The breakthrough helps younger patients return to work instead of depending on dialysis machines.
When Karen Stash saw her father deteriorating on dialysis, the Carteret nurse gave him one of her kidneys and a second chance at life. Now she's using her story to inspire others in Hispanic communities to consider organ donation.
Just one year into marriage, a young bride's kidneys failed completely. Instead of walking away, her husband and in-laws stayed through every dialysis session, stroke, and ICU visit until a donor kidney finally arrived.
When Winter Storm Fern turned Shreveport roads into ice rinks, volunteer heroes got dialysis patients to life-saving treatments and essential workers to their jobs. The Shreveport Volunteer Network worked around the clock to keep their community moving.
For nearly 50 years, volunteers in Laredo, Texas have kept a kidney foundation alive without any state or federal funding, serving over 900 dialysis patients. What started with two women responding to a child's organ donation has become a lifeline for hundreds.
Despite ongoing conflict, Sudan's struggling hospitals are receiving life-saving dialysis machines and lab equipment thanks to a major Japanese aid package. The $4.5 million grant brings hope to thousands who lost access to critical healthcare when war damaged the country's medical system.
A New Hampshire engineer who survived diabetes, dialysis, heart surgery, and a kidney transplant has written a book to guide others through similar health challenges. His memoir offers practical wisdom and hope for patients and their families.
A common constipation medication unexpectedly slowed kidney decline in people with chronic kidney disease by changing gut bacteria. The discovery could help millions avoid dialysis using a drug already approved and available.
After a dialysis emergency led to cardiac arrest and months on a ventilator, Dominique worked with her care team at Kindred Hospital Ocala to breathe on her own again and return home to her son. Her recovery shows what's possible with specialized long-term care.
Brad Bywater spent just four months on dialysis before receiving a life-saving kidney from Chris Runkel, a near-stranger assigned as his church ministering brother. Over 60 people volunteered to be tested after one Facebook post.
A small clinical trial shows promise for a dialysis-like treatment that could help pregnant people with severe preeclampsia carry their babies longer without emergency delivery. The condition affects 4% of U.S. pregnancies and currently has no cure except delivering the baby, often prematurely.
Australian culinary icon Maggie Beer traveled to Alice Springs to train staff at Purple House, an Aboriginal health organization, in creating nutritious meals for elderly dialysis patients. The initiative aims to combat malnutrition while keeping Indigenous elders living on their traditional homelands.
Tim Andrews made history twice: receiving an experimental pig kidney that kept him healthy for nine months, then becoming the first xenotransplant patient to successfully receive a human kidney. His journey is opening doors for thousands waiting for life-saving organs.
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