"Not only did I help my husband, but I helped a whole other family." Kidney exchange program helps several families get a fresh start on life.

At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of ...

Thousands of patients on the list die each year, and thousands more come off the list because their health has worsened to ...

An international network is said to be exploiting poor, vulnerable Kenyans as organ donors, reaping substantial profits by selling these organs to patients in Germany and other countries.

The results suggest that kidney pumping may be an effective strategy to mitigate the risk of graft failure. Kidney pumping of both mate kidneys with a cold ischemia time greater than 12 hours “should ...

Keith Baldinger donated a kidney in December; just weeks later, his wife received the lifesaving donation she needed.

Recipients of kidney transplants in high heat index settings show higher rates of adverse kidney outcomes than transplant ...

Mediheal Group of Hospitals Vice President Maryline Limo has denied receiving any formal communication from the Ministry of ...

Can you fill your cup with ice at a self-serve drink dispenser? Lisa Lane has to drink her beverage without the commercial ice. Can you take ibuprofen when you have ...

Germans in need of new kidneys are heading to Kenya to buy one. The donors are frequently suffering from bitter poverty. Behind the scheme is an Israeli whom the authorities have been after for years.

One of every three donated kidneys never gets transplanted. CBS News explores why a growing number are being discarded.

Last week for National Donate Life Month, Medical Center Hospital honored the 14 donors who gave the gift of life to others.