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A retrospective cohort study found that patients receiving kidneys from donors on dialysis were at significantly higher risk of delayed graft function (DGF) but had no long-term differences in graft …

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HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – Penn State Health has announced it will suspend kidney transplant surgeries at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for two weeks. Penn State Health said the decision …

The growing burden of alcohol use disorders and alcohol-related liver disease While previous studies have documented disparities in liver transplants overall, disparities in liver transplants for ALD are less clear, …

More than 70 years since the first successful organ transplant, a team of scientists in Gothenburg are using ‘3D bioprinting’ to …

The day Lorraine and Dirk Schellen learned their son would not recover from the severe brain damage, they asked Robbie if he could donate his heart to them. The medical …

The idea that the heart contains the essence of a person may be more than just a spiritual concept. Since the first human heart transplant, In 1967The patient reported: Often …

The milestone year of 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) program. This program is an important exception to Medicare coverage, which also covers …

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Obesity in children can lead to a myriad of problems that, if left uncontrolled, do not occur until adulthood. Loma Linda University's Healthy Transplant Coordinator sheds light on what possibilities …