The implementation of a new U.S. kidney transplant allocation system did not solve many of the inequities that low-income and minority kidney disease patients face, Drexel University College of Medicine researchers found ...
Sep 18, 2018
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Patients that receive kidney transplants have an increased risk of an invasive form of skin cancer. It is unclear if donor tissue contributes to cancer formation.
Aug 27, 2013
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Unexpected weight loss can be the sign of a serious health problem, especially in kidney transplant patients whose body systems are already under duress. But a new study out of Drexel University suggests that even planned ...
May 21, 2019
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A study led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has analysed the pattern of skin cancer rates in kidney transplant patients, which suggests the increased risk is related to the anti-rejection medications.
Feb 27, 2019
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Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that the overexpression of a transcription factor prevented bone loss in mouse models of chronic kidney disease, according to a recent study published in the Journal of ...
Jun 5, 2023
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While waiting on the transplant list, most patients are extremely sick and fighting just to stay alive.
Jul 31, 2019
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A new study highlights the best way to use kidneys from older deceased donors, providing the most benefits to patients and addressing the worsening organ shortage. The study's findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of ...
Mar 26, 2015
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Socioeconomic status is a more important barrier to living kidney donation than cultural factors, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings ...
Aug 29, 2013
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(HealthDay)—In what researchers are calling a possible "paradigm shift," a new study shows kidney disease patients may live longer if they receive a transplant from an incompatible living donor rather than wait for a good ...
Mar 10, 2016
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Type 2 diabetes often causes damaging effects to the kidneys, sometimes resulting in the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation. The ongoing CANVAS-R trial is testing whether canagliflozin—a member of a new class of ...
Jan 25, 2017
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