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Misdiagnosed Hay Fever Leads to Urgent Kidney Transplant
Ellen Swarbrick, a 28-year-old solicitor from Wilmslow, Cheshire, initially mistook symptoms of stage four chronic kidney disease for hay fever, leading to a delayed diagnosis and the need for a kidney transplant from her mother in May 2025 after her condition progressed to stage five.
Misdiagnosed Hay Fever Leads to Urgent Kidney Transplant
Ellen Swarbrick, a 28-year-old solicitor from Wilmslow, Cheshire, initially mistook symptoms of stage four chronic kidney disease for hay fever, leading to a delayed diagnosis and the need for a kidney transplant from her mother in May 2025 after her condition progressed to stage five.
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44% Bias Score
Airport Acquaintance Donates Kidney, Underscoring Organ Shortage
74-year-old Bruce Gamble, facing a long wait for a kidney transplant due to Type 2 diabetes, found a living donor in Jill Hickey, a Delta Air Lines employee he befriended at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, highlighting the critical organ shortage and the power of community support.
Airport Acquaintance Donates Kidney, Underscoring Organ Shortage
74-year-old Bruce Gamble, facing a long wait for a kidney transplant due to Type 2 diabetes, found a living donor in Jill Hickey, a Delta Air Lines employee he befriended at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, highlighting the critical organ shortage and the power of community support.
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40% Bias Score
Father's Kidney Donation Enables Son's Dream Wedding
Kieran Innes, diagnosed with kidney failure at 25, received a life-saving kidney transplant from his father Brian, allowing him to have his dream wedding and honeymoon next month, after two years of dialysis.
Father's Kidney Donation Enables Son's Dream Wedding
Kieran Innes, diagnosed with kidney failure at 25, received a life-saving kidney transplant from his father Brian, allowing him to have his dream wedding and honeymoon next month, after two years of dialysis.
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36% Bias Score
Algorithm Boosts Kidney Transplant Success Rates
A new algorithm designed by an international team of researchers uses game theory to increase the number of successful kidney transplants by incentivizing patients to provide multiple potential donors, improving matching efficiency and potentially expanding international collaborations.
Algorithm Boosts Kidney Transplant Success Rates
A new algorithm designed by an international team of researchers uses game theory to increase the number of successful kidney transplants by incentivizing patients to provide multiple potential donors, improving matching efficiency and potentially expanding international collaborations.
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40% Bias Score
First Kidney Transplant in Udmurtia Improves Healthcare Access
Udmurtia performed its first successful kidney transplant on February 20th, after a year and a half of preparation, offering a cost-effective alternative to hemodialysis for the republic's 700 hemodialysis patients, 50 of whom are awaiting transplants. The 37-year-old recipient is recovering well.
First Kidney Transplant in Udmurtia Improves Healthcare Access
Udmurtia performed its first successful kidney transplant on February 20th, after a year and a half of preparation, offering a cost-effective alternative to hemodialysis for the republic's 700 hemodialysis patients, 50 of whom are awaiting transplants. The 37-year-old recipient is recovering well.
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40% Bias Score
Son Saves Father's Life Twice Through Organ Donation
Joshua Andrew, 23, donated a kidney to his father, David, 57, at the Royal Free Hospital last week, saving his life for the second time after a previous bone marrow donation to treat David's non-Hodgkin lymphoma. David's kidney disease stemmed from the chemotherapy he received a decade ago.
Son Saves Father's Life Twice Through Organ Donation
Joshua Andrew, 23, donated a kidney to his father, David, 57, at the Royal Free Hospital last week, saving his life for the second time after a previous bone marrow donation to treat David's non-Hodgkin lymphoma. David's kidney disease stemmed from the chemotherapy he received a decade ago.
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8% Bias Score
Urgent Appeal for South Asian Kidney Donor Amidst Record UK Transplant Waiting List
Amrit Paul, a 24-year-old Indian Punjabi man with chronic kidney disease, needs a kidney transplant and his family is appealing for a living donor from the South Asian community due to a shortage of matching donors; the UK has a record high of over 8,000 people on the transplant waiting list.
Urgent Appeal for South Asian Kidney Donor Amidst Record UK Transplant Waiting List
Amrit Paul, a 24-year-old Indian Punjabi man with chronic kidney disease, needs a kidney transplant and his family is appealing for a living donor from the South Asian community due to a shortage of matching donors; the UK has a record high of over 8,000 people on the transplant waiting list.
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40% Bias Score
Airport Friendship Leads to Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Bruce Gamble, a 74-year-old needing a kidney transplant, found a living donor in Jill Hickey, a Delta Air Lines employee he befriended at Birmingham airport, highlighting the critical shortage of organ donors and the life-saving impact of living donations.
Airport Friendship Leads to Life-Saving Kidney Transplant
Bruce Gamble, a 74-year-old needing a kidney transplant, found a living donor in Jill Hickey, a Delta Air Lines employee he befriended at Birmingham airport, highlighting the critical shortage of organ donors and the life-saving impact of living donations.
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32% Bias Score
Venezuelan Immigrant Faces Deportation, Jeopardizing Brother's Life-Saving Transplant
José Gregorio Gonzålez, a Venezuelan immigrant and kidney donor, faces deportation from an Indiana detention center despite needing to provide a life-saving kidney transplant to his brother, José Alfredo Pacheco, who has end-stage renal disease, prompting community outrage and a demand for his relea...
Venezuelan Immigrant Faces Deportation, Jeopardizing Brother's Life-Saving Transplant
José Gregorio Gonzålez, a Venezuelan immigrant and kidney donor, faces deportation from an Indiana detention center despite needing to provide a life-saving kidney transplant to his brother, José Alfredo Pacheco, who has end-stage renal disease, prompting community outrage and a demand for his relea...
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44% Bias Score
Successful Kidney Transplant Highlights Generosity and Medical Advancement
Danilo, a 54-year-old recovered drug addict, donated a kidney to his 35-year-old girlfriend Elisa, who suffers from Wegener's granulomatosis, resulting in a successful transplant at Turin's CittĂ della Salute hospital, highlighting the hospital's leading role in kidney transplants in Italy.
Successful Kidney Transplant Highlights Generosity and Medical Advancement
Danilo, a 54-year-old recovered drug addict, donated a kidney to his 35-year-old girlfriend Elisa, who suffers from Wegener's granulomatosis, resulting in a successful transplant at Turin's CittĂ della Salute hospital, highlighting the hospital's leading role in kidney transplants in Italy.
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40% Bias Score
Successful Pig Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Failure Patients
66-year-old Tim Andrews, with end-stage kidney disease, received a successful pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 25, utilizing a genetically-modified organ from eGenesis via the FDA's Expanded Access pathway; this marks a major advancement in xenotransplantation, offe...
Successful Pig Kidney Transplant Offers Hope for Organ Failure Patients
66-year-old Tim Andrews, with end-stage kidney disease, received a successful pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital on January 25, utilizing a genetically-modified organ from eGenesis via the FDA's Expanded Access pathway; this marks a major advancement in xenotransplantation, offe...
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48% Bias Score
Colleague Donates Kidney, Saving Life Amidst UK Organ Shortage
Lisa O'Brien, a colleague, donated a kidney to Tas Javaid, who had kidney failure from polycystic kidney disease, after seven months of tests, highlighting the UK's organ shortage where 6,300 people are on the waiting list with an average wait of three years; the transplant was successful.
Colleague Donates Kidney, Saving Life Amidst UK Organ Shortage
Lisa O'Brien, a colleague, donated a kidney to Tas Javaid, who had kidney failure from polycystic kidney disease, after seven months of tests, highlighting the UK's organ shortage where 6,300 people are on the waiting list with an average wait of three years; the transplant was successful.
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40% Bias Score
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