More than 100,000 people nationwide, including 5,000 in the Philadelphia area, are waiting for organ donations, a reality ...

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) causes scarring that damages the kidney ... and Aaron received the life-saving kidney donation from his wife. "We were both shocked when they revealed ...

"My life hasn’t changed much — except that I have a scar to remind me of the difference I made in someone’s life. That’s the real gift,” says Marcus Compton, living kidney donor.

"So FSGS is a syndrome that scar tissue forms on the kidney and ... After living with the disease for 10 years, he ultimately needed a kidney transplant. "I remember when I was sick, and I was ...

Three couples are celebrating a very special bond after going through a life-saving six-person kidney exchange.

Both transplant surgeries happened at OHSU Hospital ... the robotic arms to instead separate tissue to access the kidney. The scar ends up looking similar to a Cesarean section scar.