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RJPKC GW Kidney Adverts
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center have launched a series of ads featuring James Brown, NFL Today as part of an awareness campaign that aims to educate citizens in the D.C. market about kidney disease. The ads, which feature several different symptoms to
‘An Angel Came Down’: Woman Gives Kidney to Stranger
Sarah Miknis, a photographer for George Washington University’s medical school, donated a kidney to Jose Reyes, who had stage 5 kidney disease. “An angel came down, and here we are,” Reyes said. News4’s Aimee Cho has their story.
GW Celebrates Kidney Donors
It all started with an idea, said J. Keith Melancon, M.D., chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery, director of the GW Transplant Institute at GW Hospital, and professor of surgery at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS): “I’m going to donate
Kitty, the Refurbished Kidney
Anola McNair, who had her left kidney removed following the growth of a tumor, wasn’t sure about organ donation; though she needed a new kidney, she was reluctant to learn more. “I just wasn’t feeling the whole thing,” she recalled. “I’m thinking, ‘I don’t know,
Pairing Up
J. Keith Melancon, M.D., clapped Maurice Lucas, a retired Metro bus driver, on the back as he led him and his wife, Violet, through the door of the GW Transplant Institute at GW Hospital. “I’ve got somebody you need to meet,” said the chief of
RJPKC Ad Campaign Launched
The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center have launched a series of ads featuring James Brown, CBS Sports/News broadcaster as part of an awareness campaign that aims to educate citizens in the D.C. market about kidney disease. The ads, which feature several different symptoms
I received an amazing gift through amazing circumstances
David Tripp, 59, an attorney in northern Virginia, suffered kidney damage after cancer treatment in 2012. He was turned down by two clinics for a kidney transplant because doctors thought anti-rejection medication could cause the cancer to recur. But a chance meeting between his sister, Mara, and a
Kidney Disease: A Health Disparity with Keith Melancon, MD
According to the Centers for Disease Control, one in three American adults is at risk for kidney disease. Some minority populations are at increased risk – Black Americans are 3 times more likely and Hispanics are 1½ times more likely to have kidney failure compared to
GW Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center Launches D.C.-wide Kidney Health Education Campaign
WASHINGTON (Aug. 3, 2016) — The George Washington University (GW) Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center has launched a kidney health education campaign in the Washington, D.C. area, which has the highest prevalence of kidney disease in the U.S. Advertisements encouraging residents to check their kidney health