Keyword Organ donation, a gift that endures February 14, 2023 | Kristina Lindgren Eight years after receiving her sister's kidney, Xenia Morales is thriving, newly married and planning to get a master's degree in counseling. She... Read More A new way to transplant insulin-producing islet cells October 28, 2021 | UCI Health UC Irvine researchers are testing a promising new way to transplant insulin-producing islet cells without the need for harsh immunosuppressant drug... Read More The need for kidney transplants grows dramatically April 06, 2021 | UCI Health UCI Health has more than doubled kidney transplants in the last four years, but the need far outstrips the availability of deceased donor kidneys,... Read More Living kidney donors fill unmet need July 10, 2018 | UCI Health With the number of patients needing a kidney transplant far exceeding the availability of matching cadaver kidneys, the UCI Health kidney... Read More Sister to sister: The gift of a healthy kidney June 14, 2018 | UCI Health Nadia Morales gave a healthy kidney to her sister, Xenia, then stood beside her as she made her way back to health. Read More Grilled pineapple chicken wrap March 09, 2017 | UCI Health March is National Kidney Month. To help promote kidney health, UCI Health renal dietitian and nutritionist Vanessa Rojas-Bautista, RDN, shares this... Read More