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Northern Sask. couple gives new meaning to ‘perfect match’ with kidney donation

Crystal Morin-Marinuk and her husband Darwin Morin have been together for a decade, sharing a journey filled with health challenges…

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Sports

NFL News: Super Bowl winner makes plea amid mother’s search for kidney

Mekhi Becton, a former member of the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX-winning team, recently shared some heartbreaking news with his…

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Health

Alabama woman has pig kidney removed after a record 130 days

An Alabama woman, Towana Looney, made history by living with a pig kidney for a record 130 days before her…

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Health

N.B. woman never expected to have to fight to donate kidney to cousin in Ontario

incisions, and most donors are back to their normal activities within a few weeks. Smith is cautiously optimistic. “I try…

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World

Pope Francis resting on day 10 in hospital for lung infection that led to early stages of kidney insufficiency

Pope Francis, 88, has been spending his 10th day at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is being treated for a…

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World

Pope Francis suffering from early stage kidney failure

Pope Francis remains in critical condition in an Italian hospital as he battles early-stage kidney failure and bilateral pneumonia. The…

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Health

Surgeons successfully transplant genetically edited pig kidney into U.S. man

A 66-year-old man from New Hampshire, Tim Andrews, recently made medical history by becoming only the second person known to…

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Sports

NBA legend Dwyane Wade opens up about kidney surgery, cancer diagnosis: ‘Weakest point I’ve ever felt’

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade recently opened up about a health scare he faced over a year ago during the…

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Health

Woman receives pig kidney transplant, walks out of hospital days later

An Alabama woman has made medical history by successfully receiving a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health. This…

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Tech

B.C. project aims to reduce kidney rejection

Researchers in British Columbia have set their sights on virtually eliminating organ rejection by using advanced genetic testing to better match patients with kidney donors. …

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