/tags/living-kidney-donation Living Kidney Donation en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:40:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-30/she-gave-her-kidney-to-a-high-school-acquaintance-and-it-changed-his-life John “JT” Thomas was an otherwise healthy 20-year-old when he was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2012. He discusses a life-changing kidney donation alongside his living donor, Niki Nickeson, who is an acquaintance of Thomas’ from high school. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:40:17 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-03-30/she-gave-her-kidney-to-a-high-school-acquaintance-and-it-changed-his-life Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2021-10-22/slu-doctors-urge-black-people-to-enter-kidney-research-to-boost-transplant-outcomes Members of the kidney transplant team at St. Louis University Hospital say including more Black people in kidney research and as donors could help address racial disparities in transplant outcomes. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:16:02 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-10-22/slu-doctors-urge-black-people-to-enter-kidney-research-to-boost-transplant-outcomes Andrea Y. Henderson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-07-25/local-living-kidney-donor-experts-discuss-life-saving-way-to-help-someone-else-catch-a-break Back in January of this year, St. Louis-area resident Jane Beckman came across a newspaper article about a man in need of a new kidney – and another man… Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:10:01 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-07-25/local-living-kidney-donor-experts-discuss-life-saving-way-to-help-someone-else-catch-a-break Evie Hemphill /health-science-environment/2011-01-27/sharing-the-gift-of-life-kidney-patients-have-more-options This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 27, 2011 - Lots of people celebrate non-traditional birthdays -- for a cat, a dog, even a car.… Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:57:40 GMT /health-science-environment/2011-01-27/sharing-the-gift-of-life-kidney-patients-have-more-options David Baugher