1. All three received the kidneys from a matched donor, a process that lessens the risk of rejection. 2. Elliott, who received a kidney from his brother Noel, said he is not entirely comfortable with all the accolades he has received for his comeback. 3. In September, he was put on the cadaver kidney transplant list, meaning that he was scheduled to receive a kidney from a dead person. 4. Instead, they receive kidneys from relatives or friends. 5. Kim Francis, spokeswoman for the Midwest Transplant Network, said such depictions are disheartening to those in her field and those who have donated or received a kidney. 6. McDaniel was on the waiting list to receive a kidney when he died because of complications arising from renal failure, the National Football League Players Association said. 7. She received a kidney then, but her body rejected it a year later. 8. A temporary treatment to block organ rejection has remained effective for up to a year in monkeys that received transplanted kidneys, researchers report. 9. Dozens of Thais travel to China each year to receive kidneys that doctors at the society say come from executed prisoners. 10. Last year, he received a kidney from his brother Noel. |