The life-saving trend saves lives by allowing donors to give kidneys to strangers in order for a loved one to receive a kidney . Twenty-six hospitals were involved in the record-setting chain over the course of three months . A new study published today shows that people who donate blood are more likely than those who don't to die from an unrelated cause such as heart disease or cancer, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins
The life-saving trend saves lives by allowing donors to give kidneys to strangers in order for a loved one to receive a kidney . Twenty-six hospitals were involved in the record-setting chain over the course of three months . Wisconsin recipient Mitzi Neyens , 77 , became the final link in the chain March 26 .