Health Jan 20 Researchers test pig-to-human kidney transplant in donated body By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Jul 19 Watch 8:31 Iran pays kidney donors. Should the U.S. follow? In the U.S., Medicare spending on dialysis accounts for nearly 1 percent of the entire federal budget, and the cost is growing. On the other hand, kidney transplants are actually less expensive and offer the possibility of getting back to… By Paul Solman
Health Dec 16 Think you’re too old to be an organ donor? Think again Organ donations from senior citizens rarely happen. But older kidneys are an untapped resource and could help relieve the organ shortage, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Torino in northwest Italy. By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News