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A New York woman donated a kidney after learning another was in need, and subsequently found herself out of a job. In an unusual situation, the 47-year-old woman has now initiated a lawsuit against her former employer.
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Chicago -
In a first time ever medical event, a kidney has been transplanted twice within a two-week period. The second transplant occurred because the transplant did not go successfully for the first recipient.
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Five people have been charged for illegal organ trading in China after a teenager wanting an iPhone and iPad sold his kidney last year. The young man is now in failing health and suffering from kidney failure.
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Your doctor may advise you to lose some weight for your health, but certain weight loss techniques can actually do more harm than good.
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Durham -
Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC performed their first live kidney donor multiple patient transplant, becoming the first hospital in North Carolina to successfully master this medical technique, opening the door of possibilities for patients.
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A recent study suggests measuring a specific hormone in kidney patients can help doctors identify whether they require dialysis or not.
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Chenzhou -
A 17 year-old Chinese boy opted to sell one of his kidneys to organ traffickers to obtain the money to purchase electronic equipment.
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Seattle -
Just when you thought live tweeting couldn't get more interesting, Swedish Hospital in Seattle, WA brings it to a whole new level.
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A team of surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore have performed transplants on five patients using kidneys from which small cancerous masses had been removed.
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A Michigan father of five sparked off a life-saving scheme when in a moment of altruism he offered a kidney transplant to a stranger.
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The BBC man who donated kidney to stranger
 A transplant recipient has himself donated the same kidney he received two weeks earlier after his body rejected the organ, giving the kidney to a third person.
An injection of stem cells given alongside a kidney transplant could remove the need for a lifetime of drugs, say scientists.
Obesity is fuelling a major increased in the number of cases of kidney cancers diagnosed in Britain each year, experts say.
Sarah Hyland opens up about pain and exhaustion from kidney disease.
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