Found a match in Everson Walls. Transplant should happen "any day now". picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Barista donates kidney to save customer's life

Last fall, Ausnes, 55, was one of nearly 75,000 Americans in need of a kidney. Today, she is recovering from a successful kidney transplant -- thanks to her local Starbucks barista. picked by kakana 3 months ago

In a new Dutch reality TV show, premiering next week, a terminally ill woman will decide who out of three young patients will get her kidney. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

With her mother desperately in need of a transplant, Laura Ashworth told family and friends she wanted to donate one of her kidneys.

So when the 21-year-old died after an asthma attack, it seemed that the tragedy would at least give Rachel Leake a chance of a healthy new life. picked by doggylives 3 months ago

A British woman got the ultimate gift from a loyal employee -- a new kidney. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

I don't know why anyone would want a plastinated kidney but who knows. More info on the exhibit can be found in an article here that Bornbad posted awhile back. picked by Phildo 2 years ago

A kidney nets the donor $2,500, sometimes less than half that amount, while recipients -- some 2,000 a year -- pay $6,000 to $12,000. picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

Dutch television broadcaster BNN provoked an international uproar this week when it announced plans to air a live TV game show pitting rival kidney patients against one another in pursuit of a donor organ. But when the show ran on Friday, it proved to be a hoax.

Update to this picked by Queenofhearts 1 year ago

Poor Indians are being tricked into selling their kidneys for up to $2,500. picked by kamaloo 5 months ago

Finley Crampton really shouldn't be here. Although his parents would have loved another child, they knew their baby could inherit a life-threatening kidney condition – and they couldn't take the risk. picked by maxriter 1 month ago

...after trying to sell the guy a vacuum. picked by mandolinorange 9 months ago

Police arrested five people, including a doctor, in the suburbs of Delhi for allegedly removing kidneys from young men without their permission and selling them to wealthy patients. picked by DemureArt 6 months ago

Nataline Sarkisyan, a 17-year-old from Glendale, Calif., died Thursday just a few hours after her insurer, Cigna Health Care, approved a procedure it had previously described as "too experimental". They had originally agreed to a transplant but then changed their minds when the accountants felt they knew more medicine than the doctors. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Woman was not told her kidney was high risk, attorney says.

Follow-up to marli's post..and reports that all were fully aware of their high-risk donor, here. picked by cb__ 8 months ago

A couple who grew apart and had agreed to split up were reunited by a life-threatening crisis. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Presenters said they were trying to pressure the government into reforming organ donation laws. picked by Caremel 1 year ago

Sandie Andersen, a friendly Starbucks barista, recently offered one of her customers the gift of life. picked by Marli 4 months ago

Kind of a follow-up to this.

original picked by kxmk 1 year ago

It's traditional to symbolically give your heart to your beloved on Valentine's Day. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago