Tag: kidney
Doctors perform 1st gene-edited pig kidney transplant into human body
ABC News’ Alex Presha speaks with the lead transplant surgeon from the University of Alabama at Birmingham about the groundbreaking transplant. source
Officer Megan Ambrose surprised her close friend and on-duty partner with a kidney
Officer Stanley Barsch has been diagnosed with Polycystic Kidney Disease and his friend Megan turned out to be a 100 percent match as a kidney…
11-year-old with cancer on the road to recovery after teacher donates kidney
“If it were my kids, I would have wanted somebody to come forward,” the life-saving donor said. source
ABC News Live Update: Breaking down the new CDC mask guidelines
Plus, House Republicans elect Rep. Elise Stefanik to party leadership and a kidney transplant gives an 11-year-old a new lease on life. source
A lifesaving organ donation bridges the divide in Israel
ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports on a kidney donation born out of tragedy in Israel that brings a glimmer of hope to the conflict-torn country….
Woman surprises relative with kidney donation
Carrie Kimball of Manchester, New Hampshire, surprised her relative with a sign to reveal that she was his kidney donor. source
Nursing school student’s donation and the power of friendship
America Strong; 21-year-old Jenna Mize, a nursing student, donates a kidney to her longtime friend since childhood, 19-year-old Deanna Recktenwald, who was diagnosed with alport…
Tributes pour in for famed astrologer Walter Mercado l ABC News
The legendary astrologer, famous for giving daily horoscopes during the evening news, died of kidney failure in a hospital in Puerto Rico. #ABCNews #WalterMercado #Astrology…
Fire chief donates kidney to save life of friend’s teen daughter
Gerald Ezell of Arkansas was welcomed home after the surgery by the baseball team he coaches; the teen – Sidney Burnett – is back home…
School principal donates kidney to father of 3
Dr. Sarah Schechter of the Oakridge School in Texas said she just wanted the children in third, fourth and eighth grades to have their dad….
Nurse donates her kidney to baby boy
Taylor Pikkarainen, a nurse from Minnesota, was working with COVID-19 patients in New Jersey when she learned that baby Bodie Hall needed a new kidney….
