Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain If a patient with heart failure survives the transplantation of a new heart, the transplant is considered successful. However, medical care is overlooking heart transplant recipients …
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Heart Transplantation
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Researchers recently uncovered important insights into a newly defined rejection entity in kidney transplantation, which may improve risk stratification of patients after transplantation. The research will be presented at ASN …
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Every year, thousands lose their lives due to organ failure. A living person can save at least one life by donating his organs, …
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meaning End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is the final stage of long-term (chronic) kidney disease. This is when the kidneys are no longer able to support the body's needs. End-stage renal …
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Kidney Transplantation
Research improves long-term kidney transplant success rates
by News Sourceby News SourceBiopsy acquisition and image selection. credit: Frontiers of nephrology (2024). DOI: 10.3389/fneph.2024.1458491 The National Institute of Physics has published the results of two studies on methods used to assess kidney …
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Kidney transplant patients with severe pain report less participation in social activities
by News Sourceby News SourceOctober 26, 2024 1 minute read Add topics to email alerts Receive an email when a new article is posted Enter your email address to receive …
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Surgeons perform first organ transplant from an HIV-positive donor
by News Sourceby News SourceDoctors in Baltimore have performed what’s believed to be the first ever kidney transplant from a living donor with HIV.
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Organ Donation
Most eligible New Yorkers are registered as organ donors
by News Sourceby News SourceAisha Tater, executive director of Donation Life New York, speaks at a press conference in the Bronx on Wednesday. Photo source: NYSDMV Flickr October 23, 2024 — New York State …
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Kidney Transplantation
Targeting the racial disparity in kidney disease
by News Sourceby News SourceThe result was exciting. Thirteen people with serious kidney disease given a new type of drug for three months had, on average, seen the amount of protein pathologically …
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Liver Transplantation
Mayo Clinic in Arizona delays graft allocation to increase liver transplant opportunities
by News Sourceby News SourceJuly 12, 2024 Delayed liver transplantation provides an additional opportunity for patients waiting for a liver transplant. Transplant surgeons at Mayo Clinic, Arizona, accept and use late-allocation grafts with good …