organ donation
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Sad News For Ala. Black Woman Who Received Historic, Successful Pig Kidney Transplant
In 2024, Towana Looney became the only living person to receive a pig kidney with 10 genetic edits.
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A Beautiful Story: Black Man’s Kidney Donor is a Surprising Blast from The Past
Jereme Peterson’s former high school classmate stepped up to donate a kidney.
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Funeral Homes Reported to Families That Loved Ones’ Organs Were Missing. It Gets Worse
Five lawsuits allege the Alabama Department of Corrections returned inmate remains without their organs.
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Ga. 2-Year-Old Denied Lifesaving Kidney Transplant Because Father, Who Is Perfect Match, Violated Probation
At Atlanta 2-year-old is in desperate need of a lifesaving kidney transplant. As luck would have it, his father is more than a perfect match, but surgeons at Emory Hospital are refusing to do the surgery—at least for now—until his father can prove he can stay out of trouble for a few months. However, little…
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Open-Heart Surgery Isn’t Going to Stop This 15-Year-Old From Dancing
It’s a beautiful sight to see: a 15-year-old dancing from his hospital bed, living life to the fullest. And the video was taken only six days after the young man had lifesaving open-heart surgery. According to CNN, Amari Hall, who hails from Capitol Heights, Md., was born with a heart defect that required him to…