When Solomon Hubbs turned 14 in August, he received a happy birthday text from a school teacher who came into his life through a twist of fate and to whom he’ll always be connected. In 2018, teacher Alexandria Eubank donated a kidney to Solomon, who lives in Medina and attends Buckeye Junior High. Solomon and […]
Teen at high risk for COVID-19 receives monoclonal antibody therapy
As challenging as this year has been, Dr. Shefali Mahesh says we shouldn’t overlook the amazing advances in medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Case in point is her patient, Ahmad Amiri, who had a kidney transplant in 2017, putting him at high risk should he contract the coronavirus. Just before Thanksgiving, Amad, 18, noticed he […]
Kidney disease doesn’t deter athletic 7 year old
To hear people describe 7 year-old Mary Moy, you’ll hear words like athletic, strong, fast, sassy, a personality that lights up a room. But outside of the Maplewood Elementary School second grader’s family and closest friends, you wouldn’t know she has Stage 3 chronic kidney disease with approximately just 50% kidney function. Almost from birth, […]
Kids get kidney stones too; Akron Children’s has a new clinic to help
When we think of “kidney stones,” the image of the typical patient is usually not of a fresh-faced first grader. But Blakely Kopatz, 6, who has recently had 2 surgeries, proves that kidney stones are not just an ailment of adulthood. Akron Children’s Hospital has created a new service – a Pediatric Kidney Stone Clinic […]
