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www.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Biased test kept thousands of Black people from kidney transplant

Race-based kidney function test led to delayed transplants for Black patients.
Over 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates credited for lost waiting time. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
San Francisco

Infant's organs donated to save other children in need after entire family dies in SF crash

The 78-year-old driver involved in the deadly crash is out of the hospital.
The organs of the 3-month-old victim were donated by the family. [ more ]
ESPN.com
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

Pollard looks to future after close call with death

Pollard underwent a heart transplant after his failing heart was close to causing his death.
Pollard's rapidly deteriorating health necessitated a quick transplant process to save his life. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Chicago

US woman donates kidney to man whose wife donates to donor's brother

A woman named Joely Sanders donated her kidney to Tony Gonzalez, who needed an organ donor to be freed from a dialysis machine.
Tony Gonzalez's wife, Tracey, provided a kidney donation to Sanders's brother, Frank Pompa, who also needed a new kidney. [ more ]
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