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Kidney for US patient's transplant put in trash

(AP)—A nurse accidentally disposed of a kidney from a living donor this month at a U.S. hospital, and doctors tried unsuccessfully for at least two hours to revive the organ in what medical experts describe as a rare accident, ...

Medical research

Better matching benefits bone marrow recipients

A new test for genetic matching in bone marrow transplantation developed by a West Australian specialist is showing dramatic improvements in transplant survival rates according to a Brazilian study.

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US transplant centers frequently refuse deceased donor kidneys

A new study indicates that deceased donor kidneys are typically offered and declined many times before being accepted for transplantation. The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American ...

Surgery

Increase observed in hearts from drug-intoxicated donors

(HealthDay)—Heart transplants using drug-intoxicated donors have significantly increased, but their use does not seem to adversely impact post-transplant survival, according to a study recently published in the American ...

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