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A racial gap in kidney transplants closes but work remains
A racial gap in kidney transplants appears to have closed, a 13-year study found.
Aug 31, 2015
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Surgery
Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors improves organ function in kidney transplant
Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal body temperature, according to UC San Francisco researchers and collaborators, ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Moderate costs incurred by living kidney donors
(HealthDay)—Living kidney donors (LKDs) incur moderate costs related to the completion of donation evaluation, according to a study published online May 5 in the American Journal of Transplantation.
May 12, 2015
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Rapid testing for gene variants in kidney donors may optimize transplant outcomes
Kidney transplantation outcomes from deceased African-American donors may improve through rapid testing for apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) renal risk variants at the time of organ recovery, according to a new study led by ...
Mar 24, 2015
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Medical research
Kidney transplant tolerance mechanism identified
Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have pinpointed the immune system mechanism that allows a kidney transplant to be accepted without lifelong immunosuppressive drugs, a significant step toward reducing ...
Mar 16, 2015
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Surgery
Chain of kidney transplants begins at San Francisco hospital (Update)
Zully Broussard thought she was going to help one person by donating a kidney.
Mar 5, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Kidneys from HIV donors may be OK for HIV patients, study finds
(HealthDay)—New research from South Africa suggests that HIV may not be a barrier for kidney transplants between people infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
Feb 11, 2015
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Genetics
Genetic marker may help predict success of kidney transplants
Kidneys donated by people born with a small variation in the code of a key gene may be more likely, once in the transplant recipient, to accumulate scar tissue that contributes to kidney failure, according to a study led ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Donating a kidney may make it difficult to change or initiate life and health insurance
People who selflessly step up and donate a kidney can face insurance challenges afterwards, despite the lack of evidence that they have increased health risks. The finding, which comes from a new study published in the American ...
Jul 16, 2014
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Pediatrics
Outcomes improving for kids with kidney transplants
(HealthDay)—U.S. children in need of a kidney transplant are faring better now than a couple of decades ago, but there is still plenty of room for improvement, a new study finds.
Mar 10, 2014
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