(Credit: Getty Images) The number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Korea is steadily increasing. CKD often shows few or no specific …
Tag:
Expert
-
Dialysis
-
News
Pig organ transplants could one day be superior to human ones, says expert | Medical research
by Nicola Davisby Nicola DavisA leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those from human donors. Dr Robert Montgomery, …
-
Bone marrow transplantion
‘I can’t remember the last time I saw someone with bad gut GVHD’: BMT expert reflects on recent lifesaving successes
by News Sourceby News SourceFred Hutch Cancer Center opened its doors 50 years ago, founded by the team that made bone marrow transplantation a reality. Since the breakthroughs in the late 1960s that showed the Nobel …
-
Emotional effects
World Organ Donation Day 2024: Expert explains the impact of organ donation on mental health
Organ donation has a profound impact not only on the recipient, but also on the donor's family and community. It is a selfless act that intertwines many people's lives and …
-
Lung Transplantation
Ep23: Expert Experience: Increasing Lung Transplant Success Through Access and Innovation – Advances in Care Podcast
by News Sourceby News SourceSince its inception, the lung transplant program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has performed organ transplants on more than 1,600 patients. But as one of the oldest and most experienced centers in …