Family voucher program facilitates living kidney donations
(HealthDay)—A family voucher program facilitates living kidney donations, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA Surgery.
Jun 24, 2021
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(HealthDay)—A family voucher program facilitates living kidney donations, according to a study published online June 23 in JAMA Surgery.
Jun 24, 2021
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In 2019, surgeons across the U.S. performed a record high number of organ transplant procedures (39,719), according to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). More than 19,000 living and deceased donors gave the gift ...
Sep 11, 2020
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In complex operations, is there a correlation between the volume of service provided per hospital and the quality of the treatment outcome? This question is addressed in eight commissions on minimum volumes that the Federal ...
May 22, 2020
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Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that subtle structural features in kidneys from living donors that can only be seen with a microscope may predict the risk of transplant failure in recipients. The findings are published ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Compared with non-donors, living kidney donors face a higher risk of developing hypertension, which may have negative effects on their kidney function. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN, indicate the ...
Sep 19, 2019
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In an analysis of clinical information on older living kidney donors, hypertension was linked with a higher risk of developing kidney failure. The study, which is published in an upcoming issue of CJASN, provides new information ...
Jun 25, 2019
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The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV-positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the virus that causes AIDS, US surgeons announced Thursday, in a major medical breakthrough.
Mar 28, 2019
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Researchers working on a study to improve kidney function measurements have found a way to provide more accurate readings. Using an injectable biomarker, physicians were able to read the actual working capacity of the kidney ...
Jun 22, 2018
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With increasing organ demand, living kidney donation from older donors has become more common. A new Clinical Transplantation study indicates that kidney donation among carefully-selected adults over 60 years of age poses ...
Jun 20, 2018
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A new study reveals that changes in living kidney donation in the United States over the last decade have varied by sex, resulting in a widened gap in donation between women and men. Income may be an important factor contributing ...
Mar 8, 2018
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