The Living Donor Protection Act is Still Awaiting Congressional Approval
With 2024 nearing a close, kidney health and transplant advocates are pushing Congress to approve the Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 2923
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Brittany McILwain of Buffalo is Hoping for a Living Kidney Donor
Brittany McILwain of Buffalo is in need of a kidney transplant. She’s hoping a generous person will come forward to donate a kidney to...
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Nov 10
'Living Donation, New York Style' Returns Nov. 12
Interested in being a living kidney donor or have questions about the process? Join the New York Center for Kidney Transplantation for...
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Nov 4
JaQuan Casselman of Niagara Falls is Seeking a Living Kidney Donor
JaQuan Casselman of Niagara Falls is hoping that a living donor will come forward to provide him with the kidney transplant he needs....
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Oct 30
WKBW | 'Save so many more lives': Donors and recipients encourage live organ donations
After seeing a post about Samantha Mckillen's need for a kidney transplant, Michelle Murray decided to become a donor. Now the two are...
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Oct 24
Living kidney donation bonds strangers in Forestville
Allison Kwilos, a first-grade teacher at Forestville Elementary School, decided to become a living kidney donor after learning of Katie...
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Oct 22
Quick and clear videos about kidney transplantation
For several years, Dr. Liise Kayler of ECMC and the University at Buffalo has been working with researchers, community members, and...
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Aug 13
Letter: Importance of Organ Donation
The following letter was submitted to Bee Group newspapers and published in late July 2024 Dear Editor, Thank you to the Bee and James...
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Jul 17
Roy Sheppard of Lancaster is Seeking a Living Donor
Roy Sheppard of Lancaster is hoping a living donor will match with him for a transplant at UR Medicine. Friends and family are helping...
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Mar 26
WBNG | Experts share advice on kidney donation and how you can have better kidney health
Kidney disease impacts millions of Americans with thousands waiting for life-saving transplants every day. Kaitlin Pearson of WBNG-TV...
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Feb 23
NY State Rated B in Living Donor Protections
The American Kidney Fund (AKF) released its State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card this week. According to AKF, the...
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Jan 1
New Record in Annual Transplants at ECMC
ECMC is celebrating a remarkable new record in kidney transplants, having helped 151 people receive transplants in 2023. Congratulations...
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May 8, 2023
New York State Living Donor Support Act
New York State adopted its Living Donor Support Act at the end of 2022. The act is intended to encourage living organ donation by...
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Jan 10, 2023
Living Kidney Donation Awareness Event Honored Local Mason Gary Garippo
We hear from a living donor and people awaiting kidney transplant in the latest Kidney Conversations podcast. Recorded at the Gary...
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Jan 5, 2023
Organ Donation Awareness Event and Blood Drive will Honor Local Mason
The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Community Service Committee and the Blood and Organ Donor Committee, in cooperation with the...
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Dec 22, 2022
WKBW | One kidney transplant recipient opening doors for other patients as they receive donors
A kidney transplant recipient who searched for a donor has now led three additional kidney transplant patients to receive donors. WKBW...
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Dec 17, 2022
Gary Garippo Memorial Blood Drive and Organ Donor Awareness Event
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons Blood and Organ Donor Committee in cooperation with the Kidney Foundation of WNY and ConnectLife...
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Sep 12, 2022
U.S. reaches one million organ transplants
The U.S. organ donation system surpassed one million organ transplants as of September 9, according to the United Network for Organ...
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May 26, 2022
Waiting for the Blessing of a Living Kidney Donor
Joann Wellman is hoping for a living kidney donor. Joann, 67, and her husband Michael live in Frewsburg, NY. “We have two amazing...
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Apr 26, 2022
Mayo Clinic study confirms living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients
ROCHESTER, Minn. — The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the...
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