/tags/kidney kidney en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:03:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-28/is-it-time-for-a-race-reckoning-in-kidney-medicine A movement sparked by medical students is pushing to eliminate the use of race to estimate kidney function, saying it reinforces racist thinking. Some argue the change could cause unintended harm. Mon, 28 Dec 2020 15:03:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-28/is-it-time-for-a-race-reckoning-in-kidney-medicine Maria Godoy /side-effects-public-media/2018-09-12/how-a-deadly-virus-saved-organ-transplant-patients-lives Nearly 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in the U.S., but many will never get one. Instead they’ll stay on dialysis for the rest of... Wed, 12 Sep 2018 21:03:44 GMT /side-effects-public-media/2018-09-12/how-a-deadly-virus-saved-organ-transplant-patients-lives Emily Forman /2018-07-26/82-year-old-ohio-mom-hits-the-road-in-search-of-kidney-for-her-son Norma Brickey has been driving the streets of Columbus, Ohio, with a sign in her car window: "My son needs a kidney, O positive," followed by her phone number. Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:40:00 GMT /2018-07-26/82-year-old-ohio-mom-hits-the-road-in-search-of-kidney-for-her-son