One's Enough: People Who Donate a Kidney Live Just as Long as Those Who Don't
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 07:14
in Health & Medicine
Every 30 minutes, all of the blood in our bodies is filtered through two fist-size kidneys. But diseases such as diabetes can cause them to fail, leading to a build-up of chemicals in the blood that without dialysis (mechanical blood filtration) or a kidney transplant would be fatal. And the wait for a new kidney can be long, unless someone you know is willing to give one of theirs to you. [More]
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