kidney

When it comes to protein, Mary Kate Keyes cannot overemphasize how crucial it is to human survival. “It’s what makes us,” says Keyes, a registered die...

New York state ranks second from the bottom nationally for organ donations. Yet many compassionate citizens sign up with their driver’s license renewa...

SALAMANCA — Lyn Nolan, cardiac sonographer at Olean General Hospital, and her kidney donor, Chris Haines, a former OGH employee, were honored guests a...

OLEAN — Lyn Nolan was working a shift at Olean General Hospital when a coworker, but nearly complete stranger, approached her to tell her he was going...

a. External iliac b. Femoral c. Aorta d. Pulmonary a. 155 b. 170 c. 185 d. 200 a. 52 for men and 59 for women b. 58 for men and 65 for women c. 66 for...

With increasing access to medical records and test results through patient “portals” and other vehicles for online access, many patients feel more emp...

The most memorable Christmas in the 40 years since my wife and I have been a family began with a phone call at 10 p.m. last December 12. On the line w...

Tawanda Wright learned a hard lesson about taking medication as prescribed. In 1998, Wright, now 54, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. But Wright wa...

Every 10 minutes, a name is added to the national list of people in need of an organ donation. The Center for Organ Recovery and Education in Pittsbur...

OLEAN — A benefit for Lori Holmes, a kidney transplant recipient who has also suffered from a brain aneurysm, is set for Sunday beginning at noon at t...

When Cindy Scott was told she was “too healthy” to receive a kidney transplant, she was resigned to wait until her health takes a turn for the worse. ...