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National Kidney Registry Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

National Kidney Registry Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

COVID-19 made giving and receiving organs for a living donor more difficult. More than 7,000 people in New York are on the waiting list for a kidney. Dominick Murdolo is one of them.

Through a pay-it-forward program with the National Kidney Registry and NYU Langone Hospital, Sgt. Gaspari was able to donate a kidney in the harbor cop’s name.

Waterford — Resident Hilary Baude said donating a kidney was the easiest decision she ever made. Baude, a kindergarten teacher at Mary Morrisson Elementary School in Groton, was watching the news on New Year’s Eve when she saw a segment about CBS Executive Marc Weiner’s search for a kidney donation. As she watched, she said she connected with Weiner’s story. Baude and her family had experienced their own struggles when their oldest daughter, now 8, was born prematurely at 2 pounds, 3 o...

NYPD on Alert for Any Violent Inauguration Day Protests By Dean Meminger New York City PUBLISHED 9:12 PM ET Jan. 13, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:12 PM EST Jan. 13, 2021 SHARE New York City police are ready for any violence or protests that may happen on Inauguration Day.  "Constantly preparing, constantly anticipating," said retired NYPD detective Michae...

CBS News Man takes search for kidney donor to Times Square billboard, inspiring NYPD detective: "Kindness is contagious" Thirteen people die every day in the U.S. waiting for a kidney to be transplanted. About 100,000 Americans are on a waiting list. One of them is Marc Weiner, director of professional development at CBS News, whose story was shared on an Instagram account that highlights what CBS News employees are doing, @wearecbsnews. Weiner is so desperate to find a kidney that hes making h...