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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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…
Fresno man receives liver transplant in four-person, live donor swap
Good News Notes: “George Rogers considers himself one blessed man after receiving a life-saving gift from a stranger: a liver. “It’s kind of like a gift from heaven. It really is,” he says. Rogers was diagnosed with liver failure in November of 2018. “It’s devastating. Absolutely devastating,” he says. He struggled with mental clarity. “Liver…