Good News Notes: “Our Hometown Hero this week is a woman who will stop at nothing to see that her job is done, that’s because someone’s life depends on it. The moment the phone rings, the countdown clock is on. “It does happen anytime, anywhere,” said Georgeine Smith, who, at a minimum, could have only…
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Social media brings Montana man life-saving kidney donation
Good News Notes: “For all the criticism of social media, sometimes it actually does some good — sometimes, it can actually save lives. Sovereign Valentine is a personal trainer in the small town of Plains who drives to Missoula three times a week for dialysis. His inherited kidney disease has done in his kidneys although…
How An NJ Man’s Invention Provides Comfort for Thousands of Dialysis Patients
Good News Notes: “Kidney dialysis is as debilitating as it is lifesaving. A machine in a cold room takes over a function the body can no longer perform – namely, filtering every ounce of blood to remove waste. Charles Thomas spent four months on dialysis before he got his second kidney transplant. ‘When you go…
Reducing urinary protein for patients with rare kidney disease slows kidney decline
Good News Notes: “Reducing the amount of protein in the urine of patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare disease in which scar tissue forms on the parts of the kidneys that filter waste from the blood, can significantly slow declines in kidney function and extend time before patients’ kidneys fail, a new analysis…