Brittany Empson of North Tonawanda is waiting for a kidney transplant and hoping a living donor will come forward. She is listed at ECMC...

More kidney transplants occurred in the U.S. in 2024 than ever before, with 27,759 transplants recorded by the end of December. That’s...

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) announced that 48,149 organ transplants were performed in 2024

Erie County Medical Center announced on Thursday that the Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation and Kidney Care performed 143...

Teresa Weakley, who anchored at WIVB in Buffalo from 2013 to 2016 and is now with WOOD TV8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, learned of a woman...

Otto Tertinek Otto Tertinek recently discovered that he is nearing kidney failure. Unfortunately, members of his family not matches for...

Broadcaster Allan Harris Rosenblitt helped spread awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.

A change in regulations will expand access to organ transplants for people with HIV, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

After seeing a post about Samantha Mckillen's need for a kidney transplant, Michelle Murray decided to become a donor. Now the two are...

Allison Kwilos, a first-grade teacher at Forestville Elementary School, decided to become a living kidney donor after learning of Katie...

A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine found that transplanting kidneys from deceased donors who had HIV to recipients with...

The Niagara County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Lockport was honored by Donate Life New York State with their Rising Star...

The following letter was submitted to Bee Group newspapers and published in late July 2024 Dear Editor, Thank you to the Bee and James...

Roy Sheppard of Lancaster is hoping a living donor will match with him for a transplant at  UR Medicine. Friends and family are helping...

The Kidney Foundation of WNY joined Donate Life New York State for a legislative education event in Albany on April 16, 2024.

The American Kidney Fund (AKF) released its State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card this week. According to AKF, the...

The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has announced that 2023 was another record year for transplants, with 46,632 transplants made...

ECMC is celebrating a remarkable new record in kidney transplants, having helped 151 people receive transplants in 2023. Congratulations...