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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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,

Living donor programs,

Kidney transplantation

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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,

Living donor programs,

Employment and working,

Talking to employers and coworkers

Mom, Donor, Hero: Story of an Altruistic Donor

Kristen Fuller donated her kidney annonymously in June of 2017.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor programs

Selena Gomez Reveals She Had a Kidney Transplant

Selena Gomez’s battle with Lupus led to kidney failure. Francia Raisa’s gift saved her life. Learn more about kidney transplants.

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor programs,

Kidney transplantation

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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Children and adolescents,

Living donor programs,

Kidney transplantation

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...

Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,

Living donor programs,

Living donor evaluation