Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researcher eyes kidney patient fracture risks
As if kidney disease wasn't bad enough on its own.
Jun 9, 2014
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News tagged with kidney transplant recipients
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney transplant patients live longer than those in intensive home hemodialysis
A first-ever study from a large Canadian centre found that kidney transplant recipients lived longer and had better treatment success than patients on intensive home hemodialysis, but also had an increased risk of being hospitalized ...
May 22, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with a certain form of kidney disease may have a reduced risk of cancer
Patients with a certain form of kidney disease may have a reduced risk of cancer compared with patients with other kidney diseases, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society ...
May 22, 2014
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Surgery
New kidney allocation policy could improve the success of transplantations in the US
A newly approved US policy regarding allocation of kidneys from deceased donors will likely improve patient and transplant survival, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society ...
May 15, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients with undetectable virus
HIV can infect transplanted kidneys in HIV-positive recipients even in the absence of detectable virus in the blood, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Dec 5, 2013
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Health
Vitamin D supplements may improve kidney transplant recipients' health
Adequate vitamin D levels are important for maintaining kidney transplant recipients' health, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, ...
Nov 8, 2013
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Other
Study finds most early rehospitalization after kidney transplant caused by complexity of the condition, not poor quality
(Medical Xpress)—A study of over 750 kidney transplant patients over a five-year period conducted by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found that 90 percent of early rehospitalizations ...
Nov 1, 2013
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Other
Stopping transplant drugs before conception benefits fetus
Research suggests that fetal exposure to mycophenolic acid products (MPA)—which are drugs taken by transplant recipients to prevent rejection—may increase the risk of birth defects and spontaneous abortions. Results of ...
Oct 23, 2013
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Pediatrics
Kidney failure can complicate long-term outcomes in children receiving solid-organ transplants
Children who undergo transplants of solid organs have a high risk of developing advanced kidney disease, according to a new national study. Among these children, the highest risk is in those receiving lung or intestinal transplants, ...
Oct 14, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancerous cells from donor kidney linked to recipient skin cancer
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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