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Siblings Livia and Maddox Ventura are battling Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease and are in need of organ transplants.

Fundraising for costly life-saving medical intervention has become the norm in the U.S. healthcare system. Some still question why.

Jax Sutton, 2, of Noblesville was born in the pandemic with kidney disease. Hes survived with daily dialysis. Now he needs a transplant.

Jax Sutton was diagnosed with end stage renal disease. But his personality doesn't show one bit of the challenges he was born with.

Ohio reported its highest COVID-19 hospitalization count Wednesday, stating 5,356 people are currently in the hospital with COVID-19.

Couple pledges to match new donations for 10-year-old Athens girl recovering from heart transplant The donation match will last for the next 30 days Share on Facebook ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - UPDATE (April 29, 2021): Following Bella’s heart transplant at Children’s Hospital in Nashville, a generous couple is adding to the donations already pledged to the Winters family. According to the President of the Children’s Organ Transplant Association, a couple that wishes to remain anonymous has st...

10-year-old Athens girl recovering after live saving heart transplant surgery in Nashville An update on Bella Winters, the 10-year-old girl in need of a heart transplant By Elizabeth Gentle | April 14, 2021 at 9:49 PM CDT - Updated April 18 at 9:44 PM ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - We have good news to share with you. 10-year-old Bella Winters is out of surgery at Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville. She underwent a heart transplant early Sunday morning. Bella’s mom, Corey Winters,...

Helping Bella: 10-year-old Athens girl still fighting heart defect An update on Bella Winters, the 10-year-old girl in need of a heart transplant By Elizabeth Gentle | April 14, 2021 at 9:49 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 9:53 PM ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - In February, we told you about a little girl in Athens who needed a heart transplant. Bella Winters is still waiting for that call saying a heart is available. As you can imagine, this is a costly surgery. WAFF’s Elizabeth Gentle spoke to tho...

Get Out the Vax campaign launches with 80% vaccination goal by July 4 Now that all Ohioans adults are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and about 31% have gotten their first poke, local health officials are launching “Get Out the Vax,” a campaign meant to connect Hamilton County residents with appointments en masse. and last updated 2021-04-06 20:33:47-04 CINCINNATI — Now that all Ohio adults are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and about 31% have gotten their first poke, local ...

Transplant family celebrating American Heart Month Kim Carter Parker Special to The Kansan For the Hernandez family of Salina, February truly is a month to celebrate selfless gifts from the heart. Their toddler, Peter, is alive and able to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year because of the new heart he received two years ago on Feb. 26. Peter Hernandez was born in August 2018,the third child of Erin and Christopher Hernandez. Prior to his birth, Erin and Christopher did not know anything wa...