An Alabama woman formerly on the state’s ‘Most Wanted’ list saved the life of a cop who threw her in jail eight years ago by donating her kidney. Jocelynn James, a recovering drug addict, reached out to former officer Terrell Potter when she saw on Facebook he was in dire need of a kidney transplant. … Read more
An Alabama woman formerly on the state’s ‘Most Wanted’ list saved the life of a cop who threw her in jail eight years ago by donating her kidney. Jocelynn James, a recovering drug addict, reached out to former officer Terrell Potter when she saw on Facebook he was in dire need of a kidney transplant. … Read more
Radio broadcaster James Whale has revealed he considered euthanasia when he learned he had cancer of brain, spine, kidney and lung. The talkRADIO star was given the news two weeks ago and has said the thought ‘might as well go and get it over with’ was the first to cross his mind and considered going to … Read more
Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers – and considered going to Dignitas when he got the diagnosis TalkRADIO star was given news two weeks ago – 20 years after his first diagnosis The 69-year-old has vowed to fight and said he wants to make it to at least 70 … Read more
More evidence has emerged that the novel coronavirus attacks and severely damages the kidneys. Nearly half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, at one New City Hospital suffered acute kidney injury, a new report suggests. Researchers found that, for one-fifth of those patients, the damage was so severe that they needed … Read more
Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more
A Florida widow has donated a kidney to the man who received her late husband’s organs 16 years ago. In 2004, roofer Bryan Herrington, 35, lost his life after he tragically fell from a house he was working on. His organs went to four people, including Jeffery ‘Jeff’ Granger who received Bryan’s kidney and his … Read more
Why are the kidneys of so many NYC coronavirus patients failing? Renal damage is twice as common among covid-sufferers in the city as elsewhere in the US, study finds Researchers looked at the first 1,000 coronavirus patients treated at a medical center in New York City from March 1 to April 5 Almost 34% of hospitalized … Read more
A math teacher has adopted one of his students so he could get a kidney transplant. Damien, 13, has been in and out of foster care all his life, and has battled kidney failure since he was eight years old. But his care has proved too much for many of his carers, and each time … Read more
When Alli Shappell learned that her childhood pastor was in kidney failure and in need of a transplant, she immediately offered to donate. The 21-year-old nursing student was tested and, unfortunately, wasn’t a match, but she was determined to help the minister get a kidney. That’s when doctors at The University of Kansans Health System … Read more