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Introduction Many physiological properties of the renal system influence nutrient metabolism, elimination, and electrolyte homeostasis. Kidney failure poses a significant challenge to maintaining adequate nutrition and muscle mass. Protein-calorie malnutrition …

Dyamond Ott is 16 years old and a high school student. As a 13 year-old, Dyamond received a liver and kidney transplant.

PUNE: For every woman who receives an organ, four men receive a transplant in this country. Data from 1995 to 2021 shows that 36,640 transplants were performed, of which more …

Throughout April, we celebrate National Donate Life Month to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those who have saved countless lives through …

August 17, 2021 Weight loss is associated with improvement in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and other favorable outcomes in the general population and may increase eligibility for liver transplantation …

Columbus, Ohio (W.C.M.H.) — April is Donate Life Month, and Ohio’s Wexner Medical Center celebrated the gift of organ donation Sunday morning at the 16th Annual Buckeye Windmill Tree Planting …

Alzheimer’s disease can spread to patients who have received transplants containing potentially toxic genes, research suggests. Canadian researchers are now urging all donors to get tested for the disease in …

A few years ago, Kokomo resident Tara Dennis was doing the things most people do, traveling to and from work and watching her grandchildren attend sporting and school events. I …

Laupacis, A. et al. A study of the quality of life and cost-utility of renal transplantation. Kidney Int. 50, 235–242 (1996). Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Wolfe, R. A. et …

People who have had a kidney transplant have an increased risk of developing skin cancer. A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is exploring …