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Dallas Kidney Recipient Meets Donor's Family
A Dallas man who recently received a kidney transplant got to meet the family whose unexpected loss gave him a second chance.
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New Kidney Provides Another Marathon Chance for North Texas Man
This year’s Cowtown Marathon will have special meaning for one participant after a medical condition threatened his career.
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North Texas Man Hopes for the Gift of Life This Christmas
In a few days Christmas trees will be surrounded with gifts, but some of the best gifts can’t be wrapped. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker introduces us to a man who is hoping the holidays bring him the gift of life.
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Dallas Man With Rare Blood Type Needs Kidney
In a few days Christmas trees will be surrounded with gifts, but some of the best gifts can’t be wrapped. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker introduces us to a man who is hoping the holidays bring him the gift of life.
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North Texas Woman Gets New Kidney From Cousin in Kentucky
A 27-year-old North Texas woman is getting the gift of good health from her cousin in Kentucky.
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Dallas Woman, Beloved School Crossing Guard Gets New Kidney After Years-Long Wait
A beloved school crossing guard is starting the new year with a new lease on life: a kidney she’s been waiting years to receive.
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Dallas Woman, Beloved School Crossing Guard Gets New Kidney After Years-Long Wait
A beloved school crossing guard is starting the new year with a new lease on life: a kidney she’s been waiting years to receive. Marian Jones has been a crossing guard with Lakewood Elementary School for more than 11 years. In 2015, she learned of her kidney failure and need for a kidney transplant. Since then, Jones said she’s needed…
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NJ Hospital Gives Kidney Transplant to the Wrong Patient
A New Jersey hospital mistakenly gave a kidney transplant to the wrong patient who happens to have the same name as the intended recipient.
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Advertising on Car Window Helps Woman Find a Kidney Donor
A woman who advertised her need for a new kidney on her car windows found a willing donor where she least expected it.
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Advertising on Car Window Helps Woman Find a Kidney Donor
A woman who advertised her need for a new kidney on her car windows found a willing donor where she least expected it.
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New Technology Changes Kidney Care At Dallas Hospital
Advancements in dialysis treatment give opportunity for better care, according to staff at Medical City Dallas, the only Texas hospital to offer new portable dialysis machines.
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2 Texas Siblings Undergo Kidney Transplants, Same Donor
For years, John Shepperd and Kim Azar Shepperd knew that both their children would eventually need kidney transplants and now it’s happened in San Antonio with each youth getting a kidney from the same deceased donor.
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Grandmother Has Voucher for Granddaughter's Kidney Transplant
A new national program is helping people get kidney transplants faster with the help of a complete stranger.
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Kidney Voucher Program Aims to Up the Number of Live Donors
A new national program is helping people get kidney transplants faster with the help of a complete stranger.
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Johns Hopkins Performs First Kidney Transplant From Living Donor Who Has HIV
Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what’s thought to be the world’s first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ.
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This Texan's Favorite Christmas Gift? His Brother's Kidney
Two East Texas brothers share a special bond — and now an organ.
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Milestone Transplant: Sibling Offers Life-Saving Gift to Gurnee Woman
A Gurnee woman no longer needs dialysis thanks to her younger brother’s ultimate gift.
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Hospital Livestreams Kidney Transplant
A North Texas mother and daughter underwent successful kidney transplant surgeries Friday at Methodist Dallas Medical Center and it was all streamed live on Facebook.
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‘Any Mom Would Do This': Maryland Mom Donates Kidney to Son
When her son was diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening kidney condition, a Prince George’s County woman didn’t think twice about donating her kidney.
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New Kidney Transplant Program Caters to Hispanic Patients
A Dallas hospital offers a transplant program catered for Spanish-speaking patients, amid a national study that finds minorities are still much less likely to undergo kidney transplants than white patients.