With more than 2000 kids awaiting organ transplants, time – and organ size – are critical
Dr. Meera Gupta University of Kentucky Nearly 100,000 Americans are waiting for a life-saving organ. More than 2,000 of those…
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KY Organ Donor Affiliates marks record-breaking 2023 with 693 lives saved through donations
For the sixth consecutive year, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) has eclipsed its previous records in saving lives and expanding…
Donate Life KY organ donor registry High School Challenge returns following three-year hiatus
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donate Life KY is taking registrations for the 2022 High School…
Mike O’Bryan and Anne Wolking got to know each other well by sharing a kidney and becoming ‘family’
By Chris Cole SD #1 Mike O’Bryan and Anne Wolking knew each other back in the winter of 2019, but…
Donate Life KY launches online health education program to teach children about organ donation
Donate Life KY is revolutionizing elementary education by bringing its in-person program, Life is Cool, to an online platform for…
Letter to the Editor: From a liver recipient thanks to the organ donor who gave her a second chance at life
A Letter from a Liver Recipient: Google defines organ donation as “The act of donating one’s organ to another person…
This Week at the State Capitol: School safety bill, State of Commonwealth, suicide prevention and more
Family members of the two students killed in last year’s shooting at Marshall County High School held hands, shed tears,…
Most new laws approved during legislative session go into effect July 14; here are some of them
Legislative Research Commission Most new laws approved during the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2018 session will go into effect on Saturday,…
A look at some of the new laws passed during the Kentucky General Assembly 2018 regular session
The Kentucky General Assembly’s 2018 regular session ended Saturday evening, capping off a session in which lawmakers approved the state’s…
Week in Frankfort: At halfway point, hundreds of bills under consideration; spending plan being reviewed
The Kentucky General Assembly’s 2018 session reached its halfway point this week. While several bills have already been delivered to…
SmartHealthToday: Her cornea transplant surgery restored her vision — things are more in focus
SmartHealthToday Team When Cathy Hudson sets out this spring with her husband to hit some of the country’s most savory…
Kentucky by Heart: State organ donation program brings sense of hope to times of tragedy
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist Back in 1992, Arthur “Whitey” Walson of Winchester lost a cousin who was waiting for…