Donor says he got thousands for his kidney - CNN.com

Donor says he got thousands for his kidney - CNN.com

TEL AVIV, Israel (CNN) -- Four years ago, a young, cash-starved Israeli answered an ad in a newspaper for a kidney donor.

"I decided I wanted to make a positive change in my life and do something different," Nick Rosen told CNN. "So I saw an ad in the paper and it said, 'Kidney Donor Wanted.' And called the ad in the paper, and they asked me my blood type."

Ultimately, Rosen flew to New York and underwent surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center to remove one of his two healthy kidneys.

"Let's say I donated a kidney and received compensation," he said.

Reason for hope - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

Reason for hope - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com

Advances in medicine have outpaced public policy and public understanding about kidney transplants, creating both hope and frustration.

Jim and Rosemary Stuttle feel both.

They turned to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago after learning they could not proceed with a living kidney transplant at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria because of a switch in their insurance coverage.

China to launch nationwide organ donation system -- latimes.com

China to launch nationwide organ donation system -- latimes.com

China to launch nationwide organ donation system

Most transplanted organs have come from executed prisoners, who get treatments to make them more suitable donors before they are put to death. Officials now say the practice is improper.