KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two local women are bonded forever through the gift of organ donation. Joia Dooley watched a report by KSHB 41 in January of 2022 and changed two lives: hers and the life of her ...
Wellness Wednesday is sponsored by Intermountain Health. Sometimes doing everything right isn’t enough. Erika Morton was only 35 when she learned she needed a new liver. She was athletic and ...
ROCHESTER — As Rachel Handleton, Justin Kaus and their partners waited in a Mayo Clinic exam room for Dr. Hassan Alkhateeb, they reminisced about the first time they met each other: It was April 2020, ...
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Ballad Health, Tennessee Donor Services and organ recipients gathered Wednesday to celebrate those who have saved the lives of others. The ceremony was held to honor those ...
Mario Abraham Torres Jr. had a passion for life. Today, his mom got to meet the man who was able to keep on living, thanks to ...
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - “I’m just happy he no longer looks like a Simpson doll,” Ryan Binkley jokes, “He’s back to his regular, happy skin glow. Full of life, full of energy.” Ryan Binkley is talking ...
Although it’s of vital importance that parents and donors be adequately counseled before using a donor or donating, all too often, research demonstrates this is not the case. One 2013 published study ...
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 22, 2024 – Brooke Army Medical Center held a National Donor Day observance Feb. 14 on the lawn outside the Garden Entrance to the hospital. “This ...
For the first time on May 4th, surviving family members of organ donor Anthony “Tony” Mather met one of four organ recipients who benefitted from his donation. Mather’s heart now belongs to local ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly 100,000 people in the country are waiting for a kidney transplant. The median wait time for patients to receive a kidney transplant is a little over four years, while ...