New estimates published in The Lancet indicate that at best only half of people worldwide needing kidney dialysis or transplantation to treat kidney failure in 2010 received it. This suggests that at least 2.3 million people ...
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Kidneys from deceased donors that have acute injuries are frequently discarded instead of being used for transplant. However, a Yale-led study finds that such kidneys may be more viable than previously thought, and should ...
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World Kidney Day, celebrated on 12 March 2015, is commemorated to raise awareness of the importance of our kidneys to our overall health and to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health problems ...
Mar 11, 2015
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Surgeons at a San Francisco hospital have completed all the operations in an organ donation chain that gave six patients new kidneys.
Mar 7, 2015
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Surgeons have started the final operations in an organ donation chain that will result in six patients getting new kidneys at a San Francisco hospital.
Mar 6, 2015
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When a Sacramento woman donated a kidney to a stranger, she set off a series of organ swaps that resulted in five more sick people getting new kidneys at a San Francisco hospital.
Mar 6, 2015
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Zully Broussard thought she was going to help one person by donating a kidney.
Mar 5, 2015
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An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure. Once the kidneys fail, patients either need to undergo dialysis treatments three times a week or ...
Feb 23, 2015
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(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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(HealthDay)—Despite a rising incidence of kidney disease, rates of kidney failure and related deaths are declining in the United States, according to a new report.
Jan 8, 2015
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