Selfless giving: Living kidney donors are saving lives

According to the National Kidney Foundation, every 14 minutes, someone in need is added to the kidney transplant list. Laura Laxton, an employee of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, donated a kidney in 2021. Outcomes from a living donor are often better for the recipient, and the chance of living donors having any problems with their remaining kidney is only 0.3%.* Kidneys are the most donated organ, and a record 25,000-plus kidneys were donated in 2022. Because people have two kidneys but only …
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