LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- As grateful as she was when her sister-in-law offered in October to donate a kidney on her behalf, Kathy Niedzwiecki didn't believe for one second her prediction that it would happen before Christmas....
kidney swapNational kidney-swap program marks 1st successHeadlines from the Associated Press Thu, 12/09/2010 - 15:36
Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swapHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 12/15/2009 - 14:24
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met the donors who made it happen Tuesday - including three who are sure to face the question, "Why?"... 26 operations, 13 kidneys: hope to few with littleHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 12/14/2009 - 09:42
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Twenty-six operations put healthy kidneys into 13 desperately ill people: Doctors in the nation's capital just performed a record-setting kidney swap, part of a pioneering effort to expand transplants to patients who too often never qualify.... Tags:
Md. doctor: Kidney transplant record achievedHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 07/07/2009 - 14:53
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A transplant surgeon who completed an unprecedented eight-way kidney swap this week said Tuesday he believes such intricate, multistate exchanges can drastically reduce the number of patients waiting for eligible donors.... Domino Swap Gives Six Patients in Three States New KidneysMedPage Today Surgery Tue, 02/17/2009 - 15:11
BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Transplant surgeons at three hospitals in three states collaborated on a six-way living-donor kidney swap last Saturday. |
