Surgery
Polish doctors perform rare throat-area transplant
Polish surgeons said Monday they have successfully performed a rare and extensive transplant of the throat area.
May 4, 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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease awareness grows as new dialysis cases drop
World Kidney Day was celebrated recently, and Cheryl Biggs took the time to go to her church in Larimer, Pa., for a free screening for kidney disease by the National Kidney Foundation for one reason.
Mar 17, 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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Medical research
Combining stem-cell therapy with anti-scarring agent may heal injured kidneys
Researchers have made a discovery that could see patients with kidney disease no longer having to resort to dialysis or kidney transplants.
Mar 16, 2015
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Surgery
Study shows even injured kidneys can be used for transplants
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 ...
Mar 11, 2015
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Surgery
SF surgeons complete surgeries in kidney transplant chain
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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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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Oncology & Cancer
Transplant patients have high rate of cancer death
Researchers at the University of Adelaide are working to better understand how patients who receive life-saving organ transplants can be spared from dying of cancer many years later.
Feb 18, 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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