kidney transplant

Amid recent rumors of “health challenges,” Stevie Wonder revealed that he needs a kidney transplant. Wonder made the news public on Saturday during a performance in Britain saying that he’s going on a hiatus from touring and that thankfully, he’s already found a donor and that the procedure would take place in September. https://twitter.com/AleemMaqbool/status/1147633401161277443 Various outlets […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Surgeons in Baltimore have performed what’s thought to be the world’s first kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV, a milestone for patients with the AIDS virus who need a new organ. If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone. […]

File this under the “Best news you needed to read NOW.” Remember the two-year-old boy born without kidneys whose father couldn’t donate his because of a parole violation? Well apparently, A.J. Burgess has found a new donor that is a perfect match! According WXIA, A.J. went in to surgery around 7:30 am on Wednesday and was […]

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2-year old A.J. Burgess was rushed to the hospital on Sunday night, October 29, 2017, for treatment of an infection. As previously reported, Burgess was born without kidneys and has been waiting for a transplant. His father Anthony Dickerson is a perfect match but is unable to donate because of a violation of his probation. […]

Anthony Dickerson Sr. is devastated that because of his recent arrest, Emory Hospital officials are preventing him from saving his 2-year-old son's life.

Lamar Odom had two emergency surgeries involving his chest that have put the former NBA player in "a fragile mental state."

The road was rough for a Georgia man in need of a kidney transplant until this guy came along. Listen to the audio player to hear how this Texas man knew he was a match in this edition of  Human Being of the Week!  Get “The D.L. Hughley Show” Delivered To You! RELATED: Police Officer Actually Does Something […]

Dr. Velma Scantlebury is the first African American female transplant surgeon in America. She is currently the associate director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Christiana Care in Delaware. With more than 200 live donor kidney transplants under her career, she holds extensive research credit in African American kidney donation. Dr. Scantelbury was once told […]