A 13-year-old's kidney was failing. Then a stranger stepped in.

Tim Fitzpatrick, a father of a chronically ill child, saw the story of a boy in need of a new kidney and felt compelled to help.

• Apr 25

Kidney donation connects two first responders

After researching organ donation, a college student who is also an EMT, decided he wanted to make a difference in the life of another first responder. Through Kidneys for Communities, Lucas Gorelick was connected with a police officer nearly 3,000 miles away in need of a kidney - and the two were a match. David Begnaud reports.

• Mar 30

The Uplift: A sweet surprise

A dad receives a kidney donation from an anonymous donor – who then reveals their identity in a shocking surprise. Actors Ken Jeong and Craig Robinson surprise people at a karaoke bar in Rome. A family from Ukraine who fled to the U.S. receives life-changing medical care for their 2-year-old daughter.

• May 19, 2023

Man donates kidney to 9-year-old stranger

Nick Kolor makes a living teaching people how to breathe underwater in the Florida Keys, but at 25 he decided to take an even bigger plunge helping one person to live through a kidney donation. Elaine Quijano has the story.

• Nov 26, 2025

After woman shared story of life on dialysis, "God found me the perfect match"

Before receiving her transplant from a living donor, LaQuayia "LQ" Goldring spent up to four and a half hours a day hooked up to a home dialysis machine.

• Jul 25, 2025

Transplant patients meet in person for the first time at Temple Hospital

New friends now sharing the gift of life after transplant patients had the opportunity to meet in person at a special introduction.

• Apr 28, 2025

Alabama woman doing well after gene-edited pig kidney transplant

Towana Looney, a 53-year-old Alabama woman, is now free from years of dialysis after receiving an experimental pig kidney transplant last month.

• Dec 17, 2024

Woman donates kidney to twin sister

Linda Thomas survived cancer, but the treatment left her kidneys severely weakened. Her twin sister, Karen Rodman, donated a kidney and, thanks to their identical DNA, Thomas didn't even need to take rejection drugs. Jamie Yuccas shares their story.

• Nov 26, 2024

Her little sister needed a kidney. The donation let them both live their dreams

As children, Amaris and Dominique Elston were inseparable. When Dominique needed a kidney, Amaris immediately wanted to donate.

• Oct 12, 2024

State trooper donates kidney, liver to strangers

About 12 people a day die waiting for a transplant. Kristie Sue Hathaway has saved two.

• Sep 7, 2024

Chicago surgeons perform kidney transplant with awake patient

28-year-old John Nicholas was able to watch in real time as surgeons at Northwestern Medicine replaced his old kidney for his new one, using a single-spinal anesthesia shot as opposed to the typical general anesthesia.

• Jun 25, 2024

Man awake for kidney transplant surgery

A Chicago man received a kidney transplant while awake in an innovative process that doctors say can reduce risks of general anesthesia and speed recovery time. CBS News' Jarred Hill has more on the Northwestern Medicine surgeons behind this development.

• Jun 24, 2024

After son was born with a rare condition, father donates a kidney

Jaren Munari was born with just one undersized kidney. After years of watching him suffer from chronic kidney disease, his father donated an organ.

• Jun 15, 2024

Man gets new kidney thanks to help from his best friend and a stranger

"CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud surprised a man who received a kidney transplant with the stranger who helped save his life.

• May 20, 2024

How a biased test kept thousands of Black patients from getting a new kidney

Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially biased organ test was to blame.

• Apr 1, 2024

Texas teacher donates kidney to save life of toddler she did not know

Jane Callahan made a life-changing call, offering one of her kidneys to a child after seeing his family's plea for help.

• Mar 13, 2024

Teacher donates kidney to save life of toddler

Jane Callahan made a life-changing call, offering one of her kidneys to a 1-year-old boy after seeing his family's plea for help. Janet Shamlian has their story.

• Mar 13, 2024