Kidney failure

Posted at 15:38 9 Mar
Policeman a 'miracle' match for boy's transplant
By Julian Fowler
South West Reporter, BBC News NI
Nine-year-old Joshua Dolan is to receive a kidney donated by a senior PSNI officer in April.
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Posted at 15:38 9 Mar
Boy to get 'miracle' transplant from policeman
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Video caption: Enniskillen boy to get 'miracle' kidney transplant from policeman
The mother of a nine-year-old boy from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, who is waiting for a kidney transplant says it is a miracle a donor has been found.
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Posted at 10:59 2 Mar
Fulham's McDonald to have kidney transplant
Fulham midfielder Kevin McDonald says he has chronic kidney disease and is due to have a transplant next month.
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Posted at 16:38 26 Feb
Chinese TV apology for 'disrespectful' Gomez image
Variety show edits photo of US pop star Selena Gomez taken after her kidney transplant surgery.
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Posted at 0:05 19 Jan
Man's hospital proposal joy after Christmas alone
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Video caption: Man proposes at Royal Papworth Hospital after spending Christmas alone
Jordan got engaged to his partner with the help of nurses, with family members watching online.
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Posted at 10:33 13 Jan
Third time lucky after Covid delays transplant
Mali Elwy received a kidney from her brother after the operation was postponed twice in 2020.
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Posted at 8:43 8 Jan
'Overwhelming' response to organ donor mum
Sarah Bingham is a match for both her son and daughter but can only donate a kidney to one of them.
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Posted at 15:28 7 Jan
'My kids need kidneys but I can only give to one'
Sarah Bingham's son and daughter have the same rare illness and she is a donor match for both.
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Posted at 14:18 5 Jan
'Big daddy' of renal medicine dies with Covid
Prof Donal O'Donoghue dedicated his life to kidney care and was "the loveliest person", colleagues say.
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Posted at 4:30 5 Dec 2020
Woman turns to Facebook to find kidney donor
By Miriam Barker
BBC News
"All I want for Christmas is a gift of life, that would be an absolute miracle," says Diana Isajeva.
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Posted at 4:28 5 Dec 2020
'My heart may stop and I might not wake up'
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Video caption: Kidney failure: 'My heart may stop and I might not wake up'
"All I want for Christmas is a gift of life, that would be an absolute miracle," says Diana Isajeva.
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Posted at 9:55 1 Dec 2020
'I got the call to get my third transplant'
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Video caption: Man gets his third kidney transplant
Fez finally got the call to receive his third kidney transplant after waiting for a number of years.
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Posted at 16:14 30 Nov 2020
TV show apologises to Selena Gomez for kidney joke
By Annabel Rackham
Newsbeat reporter
A new Saved By The Bell episode included a joke about Gomez, who had a transplant in 2017.
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Posted at 13:51 16 Nov 2020
Kidney transplants stopped due to Covid-19
Earlier this year the trust equalled a UK record for the number of kidney transplant operations.
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Posted at 1:13 28 Oct 2020
Covid-19: NHS is 'going to be on its knees again'
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Video caption: Covid-19: Patient's kidney transplant op cancelled twice
Kidney transplant patient sees operation cancelled for a second time due to the pandemic.
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Posted at 1:09 28 Oct 2020
Transplant op postponed again due to Covid-19
A 19-year-old student's transplant operation is postponed for a second time due to the pandemic.
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Posted at 5:38 9 Sep 2020
Record number of kidney transplants in NI in 2020
By Stephen Watson
BBC Sport NI
A total of 137 kidney transplants have been successfully carried, most of them during the pandemic.
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Posted at 12:22 19 Aug 2020
'Scary time' after kidney transplant put on hold
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Video caption: 'The finishing line was there then it got taken back'
Mali Elwy should have been having a kidney transplant next week, but coronavirus has delayed it.
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Posted at 12:18 19 Aug 2020
Coronavirus and the cancelled kidney transplant
By Ffion Lloyd-Williams
BBC News
Mali Elwy is supposed to receive a kidney from her brother but coronavirus has got in the way.
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Posted at 23:04 24 May 2020
Father needing kidney 'in limbo' during pandemic
By Lucy Ballinger
BBC News
Wales' only transplant unit is closed due to coronavirus, while some in England have re-opened.
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