A toddler who was prevented from receiving a kidney transplant from his father was reportedly rushed to an emergency room Sunday with an abdominal infection. The family argues that the kidney transplant should not be about Dickerson. [Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant: Young, minority women disproportionately affected by lupus]Asked about the decision to postpone the transplant, Emory spokesman Vincent Dollard said in a statement to The Post:Emory Healthcare is committed to the highest quality of care for its patients. Medical conditions that may prevent a living kidney donation may include uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, HIV, hepatitis, acute infections, or a psychiatric condition requiring treatment. or a worry that the donor can't follow up with medical care if something goes wrong,” he previously told The Post.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 13:10 UTC