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Selena Gomez shows off kidney transplant scar in sky blue swimsuit

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Selena Gomez proudly shows off her kidney transplant scar in swimsuit for candid new post: ‘I feel confident in who I am and what I went through’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:10 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 19:10 BST, 24 September 2020 Selena Gomez showed off her kidney transplant scar in a … Read more

The Voice star Myracle Holloway donates a kidney to her boyfriend and sings him a brand new song

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The Voice star Myracle Holloway donates a kidney to her boyfriend and sings him a brand new song before his operation By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 07:15 BST, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 07:16 BST, 15 September 2020 Less than a year after appearing on NBC’s The Voice, singer Myracle Holloway is making headlines … Read more

Cop receives a life-saving kidney transplant from a woman he put in jail twice eight years ago

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An Alabama woman formerly on the state’s ‘Most Wanted’ list saved the life of a cop who threw her in jail eight years ago by donating her kidney.  Jocelynn James, a recovering drug addict, reached out to former officer Terrell Potter when she saw on Facebook he was in dire need of a kidney transplant.  … Read more

Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers

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Broadcaster James Whale reveals he is fighting spine, kidney and brain cancers – and considered going to Dignitas when he got the diagnosis TalkRADIO star was given news two weeks ago – 20 years after his first diagnosis The 69-year-old has vowed to fight and said he wants to make it to at least 70 … Read more

Nearly half of COVID-19 patients at a New York City developed severe kidney damage

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More evidence has emerged that the novel coronavirus attacks and severely damages the kidneys.  Nearly half of patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, at one New City Hospital suffered acute kidney injury, a new report suggests.  Researchers found that, for one-fifth of those patients, the damage was so severe that they needed … Read more

30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation…thanks to micro magnets in veins

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Britain’s 30,000 kidney dialysis patients could soon benefit from a new operation that allows them to undergo the lifesaving treatment but spares them the permanent scar it usually leaves. The innovative procedure creates a super-strong needle access point into the body that can cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment – using … Read more

Florida widow, 49, donates a kidney to the same man, 59, who received her late husband’s organs

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A Florida widow has donated a kidney to the man who received her late husband’s organs 16 years ago. In 2004, roofer Bryan Herrington, 35, lost his life after he tragically fell from a house he was working on. His organs went to four people, including Jeffery ‘Jeff’ Granger who received Bryan’s kidney and his … Read more

Health workers, over-50s and Brits with heart or kidney disease ‘will get Covid-19 vaccine first’

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Frontline health workers, over-50s and Britons with heart or kidney disease will be the first in line to get a Covid-19 vaccine, Matt Hancock revealed today amid the global scientific race to find a jab that works and save millions of lives. The Health Secretary made the announcement in tonight’s Downing Street press conference, saying ministers … Read more

Kidney damage twice as common among covid-sufferers in the city as elsewhere in the US, study finds

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Why are the kidneys of so many NYC coronavirus patients failing? Renal damage is twice as common among covid-sufferers in the city as elsewhere in the US, study finds Researchers looked at the first 1,000 coronavirus patients treated at a medical center in New York City from March 1 to April 5 Almost 34% of hospitalized … Read more