Skip to content
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Menu
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Happy News

Actor Calls Kidney Donation To Stranger A NO BRAINER

Oscar nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg revealed live on the TODAY show that he is donating one of his kidneys to a complete stranger in mid December, calling the decision a no brainer for anyone with the time and inclination. The 42 year old star of The Social Network and Now You See Me has always been a big blood donor, but he’s taking his giving to another level by making what’s known as an altruistic donation to a person with advanced kidney disease whom he does not know personally. Eisenberg explained that the process works through a matching system where his kidney could go to someone in Kansas City whose family member isn’t a match, and that family member can still donate their kidney to a bank where it goes to someone who is a match, but it only works if there’s an altruistic donor to start the chain. The actor first got the idea about 10 years ago and contacted an organization but never received a response, until recently when he expressed his desire to a doctor friend who pointed him to NYU Langone Health in New York City.

Eisenberg was in the hospital the next day going through a battery of tests and is now scheduled for surgery in mid December, addressing the organ donor shortage that has left about 90,000 people waiting for a kidney transplant in the United States. He clarified any fears people might have about donating and then having a family member need a kidney, explaining that the National Kidney Registry’s family voucher program allows him to put family members at the top of the priority list for a living kidney donation should they ever need one. The process is essentially risk free and so needed according to Eisenberg, who believes people will realize it’s a no brainer once they understand how the system works and how it protects their own family members. When asked about his love for blood donation, Eisenberg joked that he has so much blood in him and feels like he should spill it, showing that his generous spirit extends far beyond his Hollywood career.

PrevPreviousThis Drug Enters Cancer Cells 12.5x Faster With NO Side Effects
NextLibrary Uses Indigenous Teachings To Heal ENTIRE CommunityNext

Recent Articles

Happy News

Scientists Just Proved That Your Brain Can Dream While You Are Wide Awake

May 11, 2026

A study from the Paris Brain Institute, published in Cell Reports, has overturned something most people take for granted: that dreaming and waking are two cleanly separate mental states, each with their own type of thoughts. Researchers monitored 92 adults using EEG caps as they drifted into and out of

Read More
Happy News

A Kitten Found Covered Head To Tail In Industrial Glue Just Made A Full Recovery And Has A New Home

May 11, 2026

When a good Samaritan in Fort Worth, Texas, discovered a small kitten stuck in a bucket of industrial-strength glue near an industrial area in April and rushed him to the Humane Society of North Texas, shelter staff were not sure the tiny animal would survive the night. The glue was

Read More
Happy News

The FDA Just Gave Pancreatic Cancer Patients Early Access To A Pill That Doubled Survival Time

May 11, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized early expanded access to a new pill called daraxonrasib, developed by Revolution Medicines, giving patients with advanced pancreatic cancer a chance to receive the experimental treatment while it awaits full regulatory approval, in a move the agency completed just two days after receiving

Read More
« Previous Next »
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2026 HappyNews.