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Living Donor Surgery and Risks

There are two types of living donor surgery. If you’re thinking about donating, you should be aware of surgery risks and know who to talk to if you ha...

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor programs,

Living donation,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Uniting Heroes: Matching Veterans with Living Kidney Donors

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK), the VA currently cares for around 600,000 Veterans with kidn...

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor programs,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Making it Easier to Say “Yes” to Saving a Life–The Living Donor Circle of Excellence

As of December 2022, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)reported more than 89,0001people on the kidney transplant waitlist. Whi...

Talking to employers and coworkers,

Employment and working,

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing

Mom, Donor, Hero: Story of an Altruistic Donor

Kristen Fuller donated her kidney annonymously in June of 2017.

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Selena Gomez Reveals She Had a Kidney Transplant

Selena Gomez Reveals She Had a Kidney Transplant Patient Stories Kidney transplantation Organ and tissue transplantation and donation Living donor pro...

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation

Proof That Paired Kidney Donations Save Lives

When Amanda was only 20 weeks pregnant with Preston, doctors noticed a problem with Preston’s kidneys. From that point forward, Amanda had multiple ul...

Children and adolescents,

Kidney transplantation,

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Incompatible Blood Types and Paired Exchange Programs

Blood type compatibility is crucial for kidney transplants. Paired exchange programs help if blood types don't match by facilitating swaps betwee...

Living donor evaluation,

Living donor programs,

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation