kidney transplant
Kidney transplant patients to get ‘double matched blood’ to avoid rejection
Officials are to match blood donations for kidney transplant patients for both blood type and white blood cells.
Co Armagh family celebrate as three-year-old Olly receives kidney transplant from grandmother
Three-year-old Olly Cartmill from Bessbrook has become one of the smallest and youngest people in Northern Ireland to receive a kidney transplant.
Major advance in transplants as monkey survives two years with pig kidney
An ‘unprecedented’ study has paved the way for the long-term use of pig organs in humans, scientists said.
Siblings make life-changing organ donations to their sisters
Diane Chillingworth and Michelle Linden needed kidney transplants.
Family thank living donor after 11-year-old boy’s kidney transplant
Reece Sinclair underwent the operation last month after years of dialysis and other treatment.
Tributes to former Q Radio presenter who died weeks after kidney transplant
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former teacher and Q Radio presenter who has died after receiving a kidney transplant last month.
Kidney transplant game-changer
FOR those who face a long wait for a donor kidney, there has been welcome news with reports of a 'game-changing' breakthrough that could mean more organs becoming available.
Co Down man who suffered kidney failure aged nine appeals for people to 'be a hero, be a donor'
A CO Down man who suffered kidney failure aged just nine has appealed for people to "be a hero, be a donor".
Organs for kidney transplant surgery 'declined' in Northern Ireland due to Covid pressures
KIDNEY transplants were among life-saving surgeries that could not proceed in the Belfast trust at the weekend as organs were "declined" due to Covid pressures.