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Dr. Bobby Nibhanupudy and Blayne Badura reunite at Florida Hospital’s 10th Annual Transplant Reunion. Photo: Danielle Prieur

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Living Kidney Donation Might Be the Answer to National Shortage

Thursday, April 12, 2018 • There’s an estimated forty-five hundred people in need of a kidney in Florida with almost four hundred at Florida Hospital alone. Living kidney donation could solve a shortage that’s causing long wait times, but donors aren’t signing up.
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Hepatitis C patients might be able to donate their kidneys to recipients that don’t have the disease. Photo: Flickr Creative Commons

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New Antiviral Drugs Could Make More Kidneys Available for Donation

Monday, March 12, 2018 • High risk donors could soon provide life-saving kidneys to patients on the transplant wait list. Treatment with antivirals shows promise.
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A new study shows Americans would be more likely to donate a kidney if they were paid.

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Would You Donate A Kidney For $50,000?

Thursday, March 24, 2016 • A new study out this week shows Americans are more likely to donate a kidney if they’re paid.
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Living Kidney Donation Might Be the Answer to National Shortage

New Antiviral Drugs Could Make More Kidneys Available for Donation

Would You Donate A Kidney For $50,000?

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