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Mother refuses to give up on son and finds a way forward (VIDEO) featured image
Mother refuses to give up on son and finds a way forward (VIDEO)
Carey Stanton
May 6, 2026

When Ruby Norland of Las Vegas decided to donate a kidney to her 29-year-old son, Ramiro Alvarado, she assumed determination and love would be enough. But after a series of evaluations[...]

Weight-loss surgery before kidney transplantation improves health and eligibility of patients with obesity and renal failure, Mayo Clinic study finds featured image
Weight-loss surgery before kidney transplantation improves health and eligibility of patients with obesity and renal failure, Mayo Clinic study finds
Jay Furst
May 2, 2024
Liver transplant patient becomes volunteer for department that saved his life featured image
Liver transplant patient becomes volunteer for department that saved his life
Tia R. Ford
April 25, 2024
Inspired by her mother, career, transplant nurse altruistically becomes organ donor featured image
Inspired by her mother, career, transplant nurse altruistically becomes organ donor
Tia R. Ford
April 23, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: Reasons to be a living kidney donor featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: Reasons to be a living kidney donor
Jason Howland
April 15, 2024
Britiny’s team featured image
Britiny’s team
Joel Streed
April 10, 2024
Organ donation: Don’t let these myths confuse you featured image
Organ donation: Don’t let these myths confuse you
Mayo Clinic Staff
April 7, 2024
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a living donor chain? featured image
Mayo Clinic Minute: What is a living donor chain?
Sonya Goins
April 3, 2024
Could CAR-T cell therapy improve kidney transplants? featured image
Could CAR-T cell therapy improve kidney transplants?
Susan Buckles
April 2, 2024
Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation featured image
Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation
Heather Carlson Kehren
April 1, 2024
Researchers find promise in new potential treatment for liver failure featured image
Researchers find promise in new potential treatment for liver failure
Heather Carlson Kehren
March 14, 2024
Transforming Transplant Initiative aspires to save lives through bioengineering featured image
Transforming Transplant Initiative aspires to save lives through bioengineering
Susan Buckles
March 6, 2024
Type 2 diabetes no longer a barrier to becoming a living kidney donor featured image
Type 2 diabetes no longer a barrier to becoming a living kidney donor
Heather Carlson Kehren
February 29, 2024

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