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NEWS ABOUT: kidney transplant

kidney transplant stories: 12 news summaries

Deadly Carbon Monoxide May Also Be Good For You

Small doses have medical benefits, researchers have found

Oct 16, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Low-level doses of the deadly chemical carbon monoxide may actually have medical benefits, pioneering new research suggests. The research is preliminary, and no scientist denies the lethal results of CO poisoning. But studies in animals have found small, controlled doses of the gas can have benefits for organ transplantation and... More »

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OPINION

Live Kidney Donors Should Be Encouraged, Not Doubted

Activist seeking organ gets help from friends

Mar 27, 09 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Frances Kissling learned she needed a kidney transplant, she took a step most people in her situation never do: She asked dozens of friends and colleagues if they would be willing to donate. "I was bowled over by how people responded," the Catholic feminist activist writes for... More »

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(Newser) - Marion Barry—the controversial former DC mayor and current council member—had a successful kidney transplant last night, the Washington Post reports. Barry, 73, who had been on dialysis for 3 months, announced a week ago that he was experiencing kidney failure likely brought on by a 20-year battle with... More »

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 Man Finds Kidney 
 Donor—on Craigslist 

Normal wait would have been 6 years

Feb 18, 09 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Daniel Flood may owe his life to Craigslist—and his three tech-savvy daughters who posted a plea for a kidney on the classifieds site. After his lone kidney was damaged, Flood faced years of waiting for a donor matching his rare blood type. His daughters sifted through more than 100... More »

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Hubby Wants Kidney Back
in Divorce

Doc wants cheating wife to return donation or pony up $1.5M

Jan 8, 09 8:40 AM CST
(Newser) - A doctor is demanding that his soon-to-be ex-wife return his donated kidney—or at least the $1.5 million he says the transplant is worth—as the pair divvy up their assets in a divorce, Newsday reports. Richard Batista says his wife jumped into bed with her physical therapist just... More »

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divorce • New York • marriage • love • kidney transplant • compensation • divorce settlement • organ donation

 Racial 'Transplant Gap' Persists 

Blacks more prone to kidney disease, get just 19% of transplants; many factors at play

Jul 8, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Financial struggles and difficulty finding donors—as well as an unclear “transplant gap”—make African Americans less likely to get kidney transplants than whites, the Chicago Tribune reports. Many remain on dialysis, making daily life harder and increasing the risk of death. “You can explain most of... More »

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Need Cash?
Got a Kidney?

Personal kidney sales ($50K a pop) would speed up system, Aussie doc says

May 5, 08 6:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian doctor says the young and healthy should be allowed to sell a kidney for $50,000 Australian (about $47,000 US). Otherwise, patients either languish for years without a needed transplant or travel to third-world countries where they can buy organs on the black market, the Sydney Morning ... More »

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 Docs Pull Off 6-Kidney Swap 

Johns Hopkins' 13-hour 'domino' session goes off without a hitch

Apr 9, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a procedure that took 13 hours and involved more than 100 medical personnel, Johns Hopkins Hospital pulled off the US' first six-way kidney transplant, the Baltimore Sun reports. Six donors provided six patients with working organs in Saturday's so-called "domino" procedure. All 12 were listed in good condition... More »

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 Transplant List Called Misleading 

1/3 of patients
on the list not eligible for surgery

Mar 22, 08 2:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of patients on a national list for organ transplants are actually ineligible to receive them, the Washington Post reports. One third of the 98,000 patients on the United Network for Organ Sharing list are either too sick or too healthy to get a new organ. Critics say including... More »

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Police Bust Doctor Heading Kidney Racket

Rogue MD from
India found hiding
in Nepal jungles

Feb 8, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - An Indian doctor hiding out in the jungles of Nepal has been arrested, accused of heading the country's largest organ transplant racket. Hundreds of poor workers were hoodwinked into selling their kidneys, which Amit Kumar then offered to rich clients in India and abroad seeking a transplant. The doctor will... More »

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Kidney Swap Might Abate Organ Shortage

Incompatible donor-
recipient pairs find matches in strangers

Oct 15, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - One woman desperately needs a kidney transplant; her husband wants to donate but is incompatible. Across the country, the same scenario. But the healthy spouses match the unhealthy spouse in the other couple and make a reciprocated donation to a stranger. About 230 such swaps have taken place since 2000,... More »

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Poor Pakistanis Sell Kidneys to Rich Foreigners

Organ sales are still legal in Pakistan; prices are as low as $1,700

Aug 26, 07 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the village of Sultanpur More, Pakistan, hundreds of people have long purple scars in their sides from selling their kidneys—for as little as $1,700—to pay off debts and to make dowry payments, the Chicago Tribune reports.  There are only a few countries that don't prohibit... More »

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