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GAA star who had double lung transplant and now needs a kidney vows to run a marathon even if he has to crawl

Although currently being assessed for a kidney transplant, three time marathon runner David Crosby has pledged he will again walk or crawl another gruelling race in time and reach his ultimate goal of completing six of the contests.

Irish Mirror

Selena Gomez says she named her new kidney after Fred Armisen to help cope with the transplant

‘I got a kidney transplant and as a way of coping I thought I would name it,’ singer said

The Independent UK

Lalu Prasad Yadav Issues 1st Message After Kidney Transplant Surgery, Says He Is Feeling Better

RJD chief Lalu Prasad in his first video message from hospital after his kidney transplant on Monday, said he is feeling better now. Read on for details:

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RJD Chief Lalu Yadav's Kidney Transplant Surgery Successful: Son Tejashwi Yadav

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's kidney transplant surgery has been successful, his son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said. Read on for details:

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Rangers fan 'speechless' after surprise invite from Allan McGregor after kidney transplant

Rangers fan Ciaran was left speechless after a club legend got in touch with him while he was recovering from a kidney transplant. Allan McGregor invited the fan to tour Ibrox.

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Rangers fan receives shock Ibrox invite from hero goalie Allan McGregor after kidney transplant

Ciaran Calderwood, 27, was gobsmacked to receive a signed letter from the Gers goalie after getting a new kidney.

Daily Record

Scot waiting for kidney transplant urges people 'not to be frightened' about donating

A Stirling man, who has been waiting several years for a kidney transplant has urged people not to be frightened about donating a kidney. Peter Donaldson, 51, who undergoes dialysis three times a week at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, took ill out of

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Right-to-life teen 'in great spirits' as he leaves hospital after transplant, says mum

William Verden, 17, returns home after weeks under sedation following a kidney transplant that his mum had to fight for - without the life-saving surgery, medics predicted he could be dead in a year

Daily Mirror

1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeks suspension of sentence for liver, kidney transplant, Delhi HC seeks jail authority's report

A life convict in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has sought the suspension of his sentence for transplant liver and Kidney transplants. The appellant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in 2018. Another convict was awarded the death sentence. Read more on…

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Delhi: First successful robotic kidney transplant performed at Safdarjung Hospital

Dr Anup Kumar, who lead the surgery, said it involved a keyhole procedure as opposed to a 10-12 cm long incision that increases the risk of infection, hernia, and other complications. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Complex kidney transplant performed on 51-year-old man

The patient, who was undergoing transplant for the second time, faced incompatibility with the donor on two fronts

The Hindu

Court Allows Lifesaving Kidney Transplant For Disabled Teen

Health bosses at Manchester University NHS Foundation in England, in the U.K., refused to give the young boy a transplant.

Zenger

For kids with kidney disease, pediatric expertise is key — but not always close by

Jaxon Green, 6, was diagnosed with kidney disease the day he was born. His illness meant that for years his life would depend on daily dialysis. And because his family lives in Tamaqua, a rural Pennsylvania town, his diagnosis also meant taking frequent two-hour trips to Philadelphia to see the…

Tribune News Service

Reality of overseas organ transplants / Lack of organ donors needs to be immediately addressed

A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is suspected of having facilitated a kidney transplant that used a trafficked organ from a living donor overseas. The Yomiuri Shimbun asked experts in the relevant legal and medical systems for their opinion on this matter. In this installment,…

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Salon

The struggle for kid-ney care

Pediatric nephrology is a niche field — and specialists are not spread out evenly across the country

The Japan News/Yomiuri

NPO planned organ transplants in Sri Lanka

In a case of suspected organ trafficking in living donor kidney transplants, a nonprofit organization in Japan had planned transplants in Sri Lanka this year and told an overseas coordinator it would send "two patients [at intervals] for a total of about 10 patients," The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned from…

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Fake passport used to pass off transplant as between relatives

The price per kidney was 15,000, dollars the equivalent today of about 2 million yen. The kidney transplant for the Japanese patient was conducted in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan. A Japanese nonprofit organization acted as an intermediary. A passport was forged for the Ukrainian donor to make it…

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Recap Of Monday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Eledon Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:ELDN) Investigational New Drug (IND) application to evaluate Tegoprubart for the prevention of organ rejection in patients receiving a kidney transplant. Eledon shares traded in a range of $2.89 to $3.16 on a day volume of 31.27 thousand…

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A Seriously Ill Mom Is In Desperate Need Of A Kidney Transplant

A family have released before and after pictures of a seriously ill mom in desperate need of a kidney transplant.

Evening Standard

What is lupus? New treatment could end the need for lifelong medication

Three patients have undergone CAR T-cell therapy, which genetically alters their immune system to protect their organs

Benzinga

AlloVir's Posoleucel Shows Early Safety In Kidney Transplant Recipients

AlloVir Inc (NASDAQ:ALVR) announced preliminary, blinded data from an ongoing Phase 2 study of posoleucel for BK viremia (BKV) in adult kidney transplant recipients. These data provide an early indication of the safety and tolerability profile of posoleucel in kidney transplant recipients with BK viremia, which is associated with reduced graft survival and…

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