For some in need, Facebook is route to new kidney
(AP) -- Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.
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(AP) -- Here's another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It's a great place to find a kidney.
Jan 1, 2012
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Infection by virus cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common and major complication following kidney transplantation. Previous studies have related CMV infection with increased kidney transplant failure and reduced patient survival. ...
Sep 22, 2015
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Mount Sinai researchers have developed a way to use immunotherapy drugs against treatment-resistant non-Hodgkin's lymphomas for the first time by combining them with stem cell transplantation, an approach that also dramatically ...
Aug 2, 2019
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Before her mother's kidney transplant, Arianna Barrett watched a medical professional carefully extract stem cells from her own neck with a feeling that she was observing scientific developments in real time.
Jan 3, 2022
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A significant concern after a person receives an organ transplant from a donor is antibody mediated rejection (AMR)—a process by which antibodies in the recipient can cause their immune systems to reject and damage the ...
Nov 23, 2022
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A kidney transplant is a life-changing and life-saving procedure. Yet, a new study conducted by Mayo Clinic and the University of Michigan shows that only one-third of patients who ultimately receive a living donor kidney ...
Feb 8, 2016
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A new study indicates that following the Mediterranean diet may help kidney transplant recipients maintain transplant kidney function. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of CJASN.
Jan 3, 2020
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Screening male kidney transplant candidates for prostate cancer may be more harmful than protective because it does not appear to prolong their survival but may interfere with the transplant process. The findings come from ...
Dec 22, 2015
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The days of heart transplant survivors undergoing invasive biopsies could soon be over after a new MRI technique has proven to be safe and effective; reducing complications and hospital admissions.
May 29, 2022
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Among women who are kidney transplant recipients, Hispanic women have a higher likelihood of pregnancy than white women, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). The study, published in the PLOS ONE ...
Aug 12, 2019
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