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Dialysis patient reported missing, last seen in SW Houston
Read full article: Dialysis patient reported missing, last seen in SW HoustonHAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Family members said Shawn Bates, 48, was last seen leaving South Gessner Road in an unknown direction, but is a dialysis patient and his doctors are looking for him.
Memorial Hermann Hospital transplant program reactivated after temporary pause
Read full article: Memorial Hermann Hospital transplant program reactivated after temporary pause"We have fully cooperated with all regulatory agencies and swiftly implemented corrective actions after voluntarily pausing the program in March 2024," Memorial Hermann said in a statement. "The goal since then has always been to reactivate the program as quickly and as safely as possible."
Memorial Hermann Hospital declared ‘member not in good standing’ by OPTN due to violations of transplant policies
Read full article: Memorial Hermann Hospital declared ‘member not in good standing’ by OPTN due to violations of transplant policiesAt a meeting on Feb. 20, 2025, the board of directors at the Organ Procurement and Transportation Network (OPTN) declared Memorial Hermann Hospital, University of Texas at Houston, a member not in good standing.
Seen at 7: ‘If you feel something, say something’: Chronic kidney disease survivor talks diagnosis
Read full article: Seen at 7: ‘If you feel something, say something’: Chronic kidney disease survivor talks diagnosisA nephrologist discusses the importance of early actions, and a kidney health advocate shares personal experience with chronic kidney disease.
After 7 years of waiting, KPRC 2 reporter Haley Hernandez’s father receives kidney from UTMB
Read full article: After 7 years of waiting, KPRC 2 reporter Haley Hernandez’s father receives kidney from UTMBThere are currently over 100,000 people waiting for an organ transplant in the United States.