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CHICAGO – More than 70 kidney transplants were performed every day in the United States last year. Rachel Watson wanted to be one of the donors, but was told she

CHICAGO -- More than 70 kidney transplants were performed every day in the United States last year. Rachel Watson wanted to be one of the donors, but was told she didn’t qualify — at first. Watson, a 27-year-old digital marketer living in Warrenville, Illinois, had been moved by a news story about a local politician in need of a kidney. In 2022, she reached out to a Chicagoland hospital about ...

Project Donor estimates that 90% of individuals interested in kidney donation don’t make it through the process. The goal is to bring that number down by reaching potential donors who miss donation BMI cutoffs by five to 30 pounds, or because they actively smoke cigarettes.

Project Donor provides either free smoking cessation products or free access to Noom, Weight Watchers, Future Fitness or On Point Nutrition to help patients become eligible to donate.

Project Donor estimates that 90% of individuals interested in kidney donation don’t make it through the process. The goal is to bring that number down by reaching potential donors who miss donation BMI cutoffs by five to 30 pounds, or because they actively smoke cigarettes.

Project Donor provides either free smoking cessation products or free access to Noom, Weight Watchers, Future Fitness or On Point Nutrition to help patients become eligible to donate.

More than 70 kidney transplants were performed every day in the United States last year. Rachel Watson wanted to be one of the donors, but was told she didn’t qualify — at first. Watson, a 27-year-old digital marketer living in Warrenville, had been moved by a news story about a local politician in need of a kidney. In 2022, she reached out to a Chicagoland hospital about donating one of her ...

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Announcing UChicagos New President; Protest at Lab School | Newsletter for March 3 By Good morning. It’s eighth week. Try to enjoy the sun...at least before finals. ☕ The Board of Trustees elected Paul Alivisatos (A.B. ’81) as the 14th President of the University of Chicago. Joe Neubauer, chair of the Board of the Trustees, announced the decision this morning in an email to the university community. Alivisatos currently serves as executive vice chancellor and p...