A move toward using kidney failure risk, rather than a single measurement of kidney function, may help improve patient outcomes and reduce racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation, according …
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Kidney Transplantation
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Lung Transplantation
The proposed scoring system has the potential to increase equity in organ transplantation, increase transplantation rates, and improve patient survival rates
by Patty Zamoraby Patty ZamoraThe system, devised by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, better accounts for the biological shortcomings that limit some patients' access to transplants. Researchers at Case …
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Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have discovered a new study that could help provide better access to lung transplants for transplant candidates who are …
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Liver Transplantation
New US liver transplant policy raises concerns about costs and equity, according to new study
CNN — Policy changes governing liver transplant allocation in the United States were intended to increase the number of transplants and make the process more equitable, but new research raises …
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Organ Donation
Innovation and policy updates will increase equity and lead to record number of life-saving organ transplants by 2023
by cindyyoungby cindyyoungJanuary 11, 2024, Richmond, Virginia More Black, non-Hispanic patients are receiving organ transplants than ever before. Today, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) announced another record year for organ …