Category Archives: kidney/renal/nephrology

Chaplain donates a kidney to a dying refugee

Posted on March 5, 2020 by

  BY JIM HOWE It was a note in a church bulletin that led an Upstate chaplain to donate one of her kidneys to a Bhutanese refugee. The Rev. Susan Joy Huizenga, the palliative care chaplain at Upstate since August … Continue reading →

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Firefighters share an extra bond: Kidney donor was glad to help his longtime friend

Posted on March 3, 2020 by

BY JIM HOWE It’s a dramatic story of sickness, friendship, sacrifice and the wonders of modern medicine. A retired firefighter with failing kidneys does not want to live on dialysis, so he goes on the waiting list for a kidney … Continue reading →

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Noah, a young cancer patient, thinks he’s famous

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

The kids and the doctors you see on Upstate Medical University banners and billboards are real kids and real doctors. Meet Noah Axtell, who is now 7. Maybe you saw him on a billboard, or on a banner hanging inside … Continue reading →

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Pint-sized patient: Glimpses of a girl who fought cancer — and won

Posted on December 11, 2019 by

PHOTOS BY MARANIE STAAB/TEXT BY JIM HOWE Kaylee Marshfield of Lakeland received unforgettable news on Feb. 1, 2018. It was her sixth birthday: She had cancer. A strange lump led to tests that detected a Wilms tumor on her left … Continue reading →

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‘We are your neighbors’: Money raised for pediatric cancer helps kids here in Central New York

Posted on November 4, 2019 by

BY EMILY KULKUS Everywhere we go, Archie makes a new friend. He’s quick to smile and always chatty — not to mention pretty darn cute. So lately, lots of people stop to talk to us. Mostly him. They tell me how cute … Continue reading →

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Tackling kidney cancer: Medical imaging helps catch this symptom-free cancer earlier, Upstate urologist explains

Posted on October 21, 2019 by

Doctors traditionally saw kidney cancer in people in their 60s and older, explains Upstate urologist Oleg Shapiro, MD, but the increased use of medical imaging has led to a rise in the incidence of kidney cancers that are discovered incidentally. These are typically … Continue reading →

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A small box that saves lives: Fayetteville man recovers from infection, thanks to ECMO machine

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH Robert Crain, 47, awoke on Jan. 8 from a medically induced coma. Slowly he pulled together memories from three months before. The Fayetteville podiatrist had a nagging cough in early October. When he began feeling short of … Continue reading →

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1 weekend sees 4 organ donors improve lives of 12 people

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH One busy weekend in April saw the Upstate transplant team caring for four patients who made the decision to donate their organs upon death. In all, 12 people received lifesaving organ transplants thanks to the four donors. Each of the … Continue reading →

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Riding again: He bicycles despite kidney transplant, cancer diagnosis

Posted on March 9, 2018 by

BY AMBER SMITH Chris Atwood of Moravia has quite a few medical issues for a man of 59, but they don’t rattle him. “I think that fixating and worrying about your health is bad for your health,” he says. Atwood … Continue reading →

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Dialysis companions: Students get to know patients, another view of health care

Posted on January 31, 2018 by

BY JIM McKEEVER A program sponsored by Upstate’s Center for Civic Engagement matches student companions with patients at the University Dialysis Center, a short walk from campus. The patients – most of whom undergo treatment three days a week, four … Continue reading →

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