Woman reveals her brother went through menopause after she donated a kidney

A woman who was going through the menopause when she donated one of her kidneys to her younger brother, has revealed he began to experience some of her symptoms for a few weeks after the transplant. Denise Waldron from Salthill, Ireland, explained that she agreed to donate a kidney to her brother Raymond O Brien, … Read more

Selena Gomez thanks her friend Francia Raisa for ‘blessing’ her with a new kidney

Selena Gomez was feeling grateful on Thursday when she saluted her good friend Francia Raisa on Twitter for donating a kidney to her.  The 28-year-old singer was movie to serenade her friend after Francia shared a hospital-room photo from when she donated a kidney to Selena in 2017. The 32-year-old Grown-ish actress took the opportunity … Read more

New hope for advanced kidney cancer patients

Patients suffering from advanced kidney cancer could see their life expectancy double thanks to a two-in-one drug treatment. Renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, can quickly spread through the body and if diagnosed at a late stage it is usually inoperable. In these cases drug treatments are typically the only option … Read more

Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney reveals she has kidney stones after being rushed to ER

Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney reveals she has kidney stones after being rushed to the emergency room for ‘severe pain’ early Thursday morning By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:16 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 06:16 GMT, 26 February 2021 Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney was rushed to the emergency room in Newport Beach, California with ‘severe … Read more

James Blunt will not spend Christmas with his father after kidney transplant

‘We’re not risking anything’: James Blunt reveals he will not be spending Christmas with his isolating father, 74, following his kidney transplant By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 10:19 GMT, 2 December 2020 | Updated: 10:48 GMT, 2 December 2020 James Blunt has revealed that he will not be spending Christmas with his father, who … Read more

Saved By The Bell edits out jokes about Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant after producers apologized

All references to Selena Gomez’s 2017 kidney transplant have been removed from the new Saved By The Bell reboot following backlash on social media. The reboot series was lambasted by fans following its premiere on Wednesday after one episode featured two jokes about the transplant. A newly edited version of the sixth episode without the … Read more

Selena Gomez’s kidney donor Francia Raisa reveals she received an apology

Selena Gomez’s kidney donor Francia Raisa reveals Saved By The Bell producers apologized to her over transplant joke By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 23:49 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 23:49 GMT, 29 November 2020 Selena Gomez‘s fans were up in arms on social media after the newly rebooted Saved By The Bell featured … Read more

Selena Gomez fans slam Saved By The Bell reboot for tone-deaf jokes about her kidney transplant

Selena Gomez fans are expressing their outrage on social media after the singer’s life-threatening kidney transplant surgery and health issues were used as a punchline on the Saved By the Bell reboot.   Immediately after the revival was released on NBC Universal’s streaming service on Wednesday, viewers expressed their anger over the ‘disgusting and unnecessary’ quips at … Read more

People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD higher risks of dying from COVID-19

People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD higher risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to healthy patients – and having heart disease or high blood pressure DOUBLES mortality risk Researchers compared hospitalized coronavirus patients with pre-existing conditions tot hose without underlying health issues Coronavirus patients with diabetes or cancer were 1.5 times more likely to die … Read more