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Assessment of all 50 states and District of Columbia finds mixed progress: Five states made living donation easier in 2023, while six states got F’s due to...

As I prepared for surgery, I received unexpected news; my company considered my surgery elective. I could use my banked time off and then would have to take off unpaid.

Dr. Thomas H. Waid is the medical director of the kidney & kidney/pancreas transplant program at UK HealthCare. Dr. Thomas Waid is medical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant program at the UK Transplant Center. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 26, 2021) – When someone decides to give a person a second chance at life through living organ donation, there are a number of steps that have to be taken before the surgery. Blood tests, screenings, physical exams – just to name a few. But one hurdle that many potential donors hit is not physiological – it’s bureaucratic. Nationally, donors...

Ky. woman collaborates with doctor to pass legislation to help living organ donors Shelby Lofton © Provided by Lexington WKYT Donor Beth Burbridge saved a stranger’s life. She says she’s now an advocate for protections for organ donors so more Kentuckians can be helped and healed. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One of the latest bills to be signed by Governor Andy Beshear is the Living Organ Donor Protection Act, which follows another bill that supporters say removes barriers for organ donors. Donor Beth Burbridge saved a stranger’s life. She says she’s now an advocate for...