/tags/transplants transplants en-US Copyright Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:39:04 GMT /local-news/2025-01-17/living-kidney-donors-albuquerque-10-000-others-transplant-waitlist The National Kidney Registry recently facilitated its 10,000th organ transplant from a living donor — someone who willingly gave up a kidney to a friend, family member or even a complete stranger. That includes Scott Plunket, an Albuquerque resident who received a new kidney and lease on life from a longtime friend. Sat, 18 Jan 2025 02:39:04 GMT /local-news/2025-01-17/living-kidney-donors-albuquerque-10-000-others-transplant-waitlist Nash Jones /local-news/2024-04-19/organ-donations-hit-a-record-high-in-nm-but-the-wait-for-kidneys-remains-above-average Organ donations and transplants hit an all-time high in 2023, according to New Mexico Donor Services. Still, over 640 New Mexicans are sitting on a waitlist hoping to find a match before it’s too late. Donor Services, along with recipients and waitlisters themselves are undertaking efforts to get more New Mexicans with organ failure life-saving transplants. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:52:59 GMT /local-news/2024-04-19/organ-donations-hit-a-record-high-in-nm-but-the-wait-for-kidneys-remains-above-average Nash Jones /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-30/liver-waitlist-slots-are-scarce We’ve been exploring the difficulties New Mexicans face when they need a liver transplant, like the fact that we don’t have a place to get one in the… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:08:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-30/liver-waitlist-slots-are-scarce May Ortega