A Visalia couple is donating and receiving the gift of life within just days of each other.
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.
More than 14,000 kidney transplant candidates were moved up the waitlist thanks to the new evaluation. Experts say this is an example of identifying the inappropriate use of race in medical care.
March is National Kidney Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about kidney disease prevention and treatment options.
The kidney transplanted by Dr. Montgomery and his team has worked for more than a month.
At just seven months old, Joseph Sanchez was diagnosed with cancer and soon needed a liver transplant. Seven years later, he received a new kidney, and four months ago, a heart.