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Can You Live With One Kidney?

April 7, 2017

Because your kidneys are so important, you cannot live without them. But it is possible to live a healthy life with only one working kidney. Read More

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Categorized as: Kidney Transplant, Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: kidney removal, kidney transplant, living donor transplant, organ donation

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Medical Mondays: Living Donor

May 11, 2015

Learn more about living donor organ transplantation and the importance of organ donation in this edition of Medical Mondays Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: donate life, donation chain, kidney, kidney transplant, liver, liver transplant, living donor, living donor transplant, medical mondays, organ donation awareness, organ donor

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Can I Donate Certain Organs While I’m Still Alive?

May 9, 2015

Learn about living organ donation, an option for shorter wait times for those in need of a kidney or liver transplant. Find out if you qualify as a donor. Learn More

Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Transplant

Tagged with: living donor kidney transplant, living donor liver transplant, living donor transplant, organ transplant

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Kidney Donation Chain: Who’s Who?

April 16, 2014

Kidney transplant chains can allow a transplant to more than one patient. Learn more about kidney transplant chains and the benefits they offer. Learn More

Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Transplant

Tagged with: Abhinav Humar MD, altruistic donor, donate life, kidney donation, kidney removal surgery, kidney transplant, living donor transplant, nephrectomy, transplant chain, transplant wait list, UPMC Montefiore