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When Matthew Jones decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, the Michigan father of five had no idea he’d be starting a lifesaving, “pay it forward”...
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A court has rejected a New York surgeon’s claim that he should get $1.5 million in his divorce settlement because he donated a kidney to his wife.
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A court has rejected a New York surgeon’s claim that he should get $1.5 million in his divorce settlement because he donated a kidney to his wife.
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The woman whose estranged husband is demanding $1.5 million for the kidney he gave her during happier times denies accusations that she was unfaithful.
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A New York doctor is demanding that his estranged wife pay him $1.5 million to compensate him for the kidney he gave her while they were still on good terms.
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A former president of the University of Notre Dame is recovering after donating a kidney in a four-patient transplant.
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A former University of Notre Dame president plans to donate a kidney to a woman Monday in a four-patient transplant procedure involving his nephew as a recipient.
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Brad Kaster donated a kidney to his father this week, and he barely has a scar to show for it. The kidney was removed through a single incision in his bellybutton, a...
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We like to think there isn’t anything we wouldn’t do for a friend, but Michael A. Moore has the proof: On Thursday, he donated his kidney to his best...
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A Philippine official called Tuesday for a permanent ban on kidney transplants for foreigners.Health Secretary Francisco Duque signed an order last week to create a...
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Ann and George Lopez attend the National Kidney Foundation of Southern California’s ‘KEEP It Hollywood’ on World Kidney Day, March 12, 2009, at Guy’s North, Studio City, Calif. Celebrity and media guests joined foundation spokespeople George and Ann...
