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John and Tracey Previti on the beach with blue text overlay, "'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program"

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'I just wanted to make him feel better': Tracey Previti shares how she donated a kidney to her now-husband with help from AKF's Living Donor Assistance Program

Tracey Previti surprised her husband John - and herself - when she offered to donate her kidney to him

Towana Looney preparing for surgery, sitting on a gurney with blue text overlay, "'Just a little plain country girl can change the world': Towana Looney helps break new ground as the longest-living person with a gene-edited pig kidney"

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'Just a little plain country girl can change the world': Towana Looney helps break new ground as the longest-living person with a gene-edited pig kidney

Towana Looney shares her experience receiving a gene-edited pig kidney

Researcher in a lab with test tubes looking at a tablet with blue text overlay, "FDA greenlights first clinical trials for genetically modified pig kidney transplants in humans"

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FDA greenlights first clinical trials for genetically modified pig kidney transplants in humans

Two companies have received FDA approval to conduct clinical trials transplanting genetically modified pig kidneys into patients with kidney failure

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Becoming a living donor no matter what - with AKF's help

Robin M. shares how she became a living kidney donor for her friend

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'What does a kidney patient look like?' Sometimes, a retired Army soldier

Vaughn Reynolds, an Army veteran and a retired federal air marshal, shares the story of his kidney disease journey

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A family first: Being diagnosed with a genetic kidney disease

In honor of PKD Awareness Day, Mary Biafra Denmark shares how she learned she had the genetic mutation for PKD

Archway at the 2024 Transplant Games with blue text overlay, "'This experience will always stay with me': Inside the 2024 Transplant Games with AKF Ambassadors"

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'This experience will always stay with me': Inside the 2024 Transplant Games with AKF Ambassadors

Three AKF Ambassadors give an inside look of what it was like at the 2024 Transplant Games

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AKF interview with transplant social worker Hannah J. Graves

Person in green scrubs carrying a cooler with Human Organ for Transplant written on it with blue text overlay, "Organ transplant requests a seat upgrade: New FAA and DOT working group"

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Organ transport requests a seat upgrade: New FAA and DOT working group will help move organs for transplant from airplane cargo to cabin to save more lives

The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 requires the FAA and DOT to create the working group to develop best practices for transporting organs in the cabin of a com...