For those with kidney failure, a transplant is often the greatest promise of a healthier, longer life. Yet thousands wait ...

Scientists converted a type A kidney into a type O universal donor kidney. Enzymes removed specific antigens from the organ.

“This is the first time we’ve seen this play out in a human model. It gives us invaluable insight into how to improve ...

Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

Transplant patient stories about waiting for new organs. May 1, 2012— -- intro: For many patients in need of vital organ transplants, life is a waiting game. For some, getting a new, healthy ...

A life-saving medical operation is bringing two strangers together. Ed Doin's search for a kidney donor is a story of ...

Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the ...

Andrea Samson has dedicated much of her adult life to helping save the lives of others. Now, she needs a stranger to help her save her own. Samson, 30, an emergency medical technician and Lafayette ...

A Newark woman needed a new kidney, so her friend stepped up to deliver one. Here's why and what their journey looked like ...