New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has unearthed evidence strongly suggesting that Chinese surgeons at state-run civilian and military hospitals have executed death-row prisoners and prisoners of conscience ...
Apr 5, 2022
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New research shows liver transplantation candidates without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) derive a greater survival benefit from a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) than waiting for a deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT). ...
Sep 27, 2011
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A new study finds some shortcomings by the transplant community in providing prompt access to transplantation for living kidney donors who later develop kidney disease and need a transplant. Donors are told that they will ...
Sep 1, 2016
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In the United States, an average of three people die every day waiting for a liver transplant, which resulted in nearly 1,200 lives lost in 2021. Liver allocation policy has undergone major modifications in the last 10 years. ...
Apr 21, 2023
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A rushed proposal that became federal policy across the country this month will increase the cost and decrease access to life-saving care for patients in dire need of a liver transplant across much of the South and Midwest.
Feb 25, 2020
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Research published today in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests that organ donation rates in the UK could be increased if the current issues affecting declined consent are improved. At present, only 30% of the UK ...
Dec 22, 2011
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(HealthDay)—Among deceased organ donors, there has been an increase in the proportion at increased risk for transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV to recipients, according to research published ...
Jan 25, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Women are more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant, according to a study recently published in JAMA Surgery.
Sep 2, 2020
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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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A study of living liver donors found donors were highly satisfied with the donation process. Findings published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, indicate most ...
Nov 13, 2015
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