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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.
A new $4 million competition aims to solve the critical barriers keeping kidney donation rates flat for 20 years while thousands die waiting. The challenge seeks innovations to support living donors before, during, and after they save lives.
A Georgia woman who miraculously recovered from a life-threatening coma is sharing her story of survival while searching for a kidney donor. Her journey from near-death to hope is inspiring others to consider organ donation.
More than 1,000 living kidney donors gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate 2,000 life-saving transplants in Israel, shattering the previous world record of 410. The emotional ceremony honored everyday heroes who chose to give strangers the ultimate gift.
A retired Air Force colonel who donated his kidney in 2017 went on to climb Mount Everest and set a Guinness World Record with fellow organ donors. Dave Ashley will share his inspiring journey at a free event in Waverly, Iowa this September.
Over 2,000 Israelis have donated kidneys to strangers in what's now officially recognized as the world's largest kidney donation network. After initially refusing the record submission, Guinness World Records reversed its decision and will honor this remarkable act of generosity.
An Israeli nonprofit brought together 1,200 living kidney donors in one room, claiming a Guinness World Record while celebrating over 2,000 lives saved. The event honored the organization's late founder and spotlighted the power of selfless giving.
After two years of setbacks searching for a kidney donor, Tatiana became the rare spousal match that saved her fiancé Mike's life. Now recovered and thriving, the couple just announced they're expecting their first child together.
A 66-year-old man with kidney failure lived dialysis-free for nine months with a genetically modified pig kidney before successfully receiving a human transplant. This medical breakthrough offers hope for thousands waiting years for donor organs.
Three kidney failure patients who spent years without a transplant match finally received new kidneys after doctors used a cancer therapy to reset their immune systems. The breakthrough could help thousands of highly sensitized patients who develop antibodies that reject most donor organs.
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.
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.
Todd Brook, a Fort Worth firefighter battling terminal pancreatic cancer, is spending his final days on one last mission: finding a kidney donor for his wife Jennifer. Though too ill to speak, he's still saying yes to interviews to help her find a transplant.
Scientists found kidneys have a second pathway to regulate water, rewriting what biology textbooks have taught for decades. The discovery could help millions with kidney disease live more comfortably.
A chance conversation in a Louisiana bar led to two kidney transplants, thanks to an innovative "voucher" system that's revolutionizing organ donation. These domino chains are helping thousands of patients skip years on waitlists.
Actor Jesse Eisenberg gave a kidney to someone he'll never meet and says he wishes he had more to give. His donation likely started a chain that helped multiple people get life-saving transplants.
A revolutionary cancer treatment just gave a Philadelphia man his third kidney transplant by removing the antibodies that kept rejecting donors. Penn Medicine's breakthrough trial could open transplants to thousands of patients currently deemed "impossible to match."
When "Off Campus" star Belmont Cameli couldn't donate a kidney to his sick friend, he found another way to help. His choice to donate to a stranger sparked a 14-person transplant chain that saved seven lives.
When 13-year-old Elias Manolis needed a kidney transplant, a complete stranger saw his story and decided to help. Now both families are neighbors and friends forever.
A drug already used for diabetic kidney disease just proved it can help the other half of kidney patients too, slowing disease progression by 23%. For 674 million people living with chronic kidney disease, this could mean more time before their kidneys fail.
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