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The surgeons sew a piece of small intestine from the transplanted pancreas to Tiffany Buchta's own intestine during her double transplant surgery. Diabetes affects more than 220 million people worldwide, with the greatest number of cases in India, Ch
In Kenya, kidney failure has skyrocketed over the past five years following a dramatic rise in diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. The demand for dialysis - an expensive procedure for most Kenyans - far outstrips the supply of dialysis machine
The kindness of strangers Last year, we reported on a new approach to lifesaving kidney donations, a kind of pay-it-forward idea, pairing those in need with those willing to be donors for people they've never met. From that first selfless gift, many
Every Friday at this time we turn to StoryCorps. It's an oral history project that gives families and friends a chance to talk with each other. Luke Thiboutot and Ryan Conner were roommates while freshmen in college. They stayed close, and now they'
World Kidney Day is on the 12th of March. It started in 2006 and has grown quickly. In its first year, 66 countries celebrated it and two years later that number rose to 88. The day is a joint venture of the International Society of Nephrology and th
Trump administration officials says Melania Trump is in the hospital recovering from an operation to treat a non-cancerous kidney condition. The first lady's spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said the treatment Monday morning was successful. Grisham sa
Daughter Finds Kidney for Her Dad Through Facebook Page 女儿通过Facebook为重病父亲匹配到合适肾脏 When Michigan resident Jeff Charters and his family received the news that it may take five years to get a kidney transplant through the
This is Day to Day, I'm Alex Chadwick . Today, Thanksgiving, family gatherings all across the country. But few will be as emotionally charged as a reunion earlier this week at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, five kidney transplant patients actua
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 22 November 2006 watch Kidney Transplant report Five living donors have given five desperately ill people a kidney and a new life. None of the donors knew the recipients. And it was not until nearly a week after the s
Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 21 December 2009 Photo: http://dtourmovie.com Music is a challenge and joy for Pat Spurgeon A new documentary about a man's search for a living kidney donor combines medical drama and rock music. Pat Spurgeon is the dru
In the US more people are developing kidney failure, and are becoming candidates for a transplant Most of the studies on kidney donation focus on the recipients and how well they adjust to their new kidneys. A new study documents how well donors fare
Parents Find Kidney Donor for Daughter Through Facebook 家长通过Facebook找到肾脏捐赠者 WASHINGTON Most people use Facebook to stay in touch with friends. Increasingly, however, social media are proving to be useful in fulfilling other more
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Now for an improbable love story. Now, here you might be thinking, aren't the bookshelves groaning with those? But here's a love story that did not just change two people's lives. It shed light on inequalities that our next guest
SARA JAMES: It's just after dawn in one of the world's most beautiful cities this misty morning a picture perfect start to the day. And Damien Blumire looks the picture of health. But the image is deceptive. DAMIEN BLUMIRE: I've been waiting for a ki
HEALTH REPORT - Kidney Transplants By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Each year, thousands of people receive organ transplants. The
By Douglas Bakshian Manila 19 March 2007 In the Philippines, as in other impoverished parts of the world, selling a kidney may seem to offer an answer to financial hardship. But only the poorest of the poor resort to this, and their gains are often
By Carol Pearson Washington 02 November 2007 World Health Organization statistics show kidneys are the most sought after donor organs but there is a global shortage. Some countries have established national pairing programs for prospective donors and
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 February 2008 Indian authorities are investigating a large-scale illegal organ transplant ring that involves removing kidneys from poor people and selling them to rich Indians and foreigners. Anjana Pasricha reports fr
By Alex Villarreal Washington 05 November 2007 The United Network for Organ Sharing reports that more than 73,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Most of them suffer from kidney failure, or end-stage renal disease. Kidney d
By Carolyn Weaver New York 10 October 2009 An estimated 62,000 people in the United States have severe kidney failure. To lead a normal life, each needs a new kidney, preferably one transplanted from a healthy living donor. Some are lucky enough to