Surgery
'A pretty cool experience:' Having a kidney transplant while awake
John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they'd started yet.
Jun 24, 2024
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Surgery
Research indicates kidneys from deceased donors who were on dialysis are suboptimal
Receipt of a kidney from a deceased donor who underwent dialysis is associated with an increased incidence of delayed graft function, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA.
May 27, 2024
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Surgery
First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later
The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after he underwent the procedure, his family and the hospital that performed the surgery said Saturday.
May 12, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can an organ transplant really change someone's personality?
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed a passion for the genre after receiving a musician's ...
May 6, 2024
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Surgery
Weight-loss surgery before kidney transplantation has benefits, study shows
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy promotes relatively rapid weight loss, reduces obesity-related health issues and improves eligibility for kidney transplantation for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and obesity, ...
May 2, 2024
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Surgery
Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in a bid to extend woman's life
Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart.
Apr 24, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Navigation software supports kidney research
Chronic inflammatory kidney diseases cause serious illnesses, including complete kidney failure, which must be treated with extensive regular blood washing or kidney transplantation. Most of these diseases manifest themselves ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Immunology
Could CAR-T cell therapy improve kidney transplants?
Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) could provide a revolutionary approach to organ transplantation for patients who are hard to match and susceptible to rejection, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered.
Apr 9, 2024
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Health
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019—and a racially biased organ test was to blame.
Apr 1, 2024
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Medical research
Research team reports on safe use of HIV and hepatitis C co-infected donor kidneys for transplant
For VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center organ transplant specialists, the work is not only about performing lifesaving surgeries.
Mar 21, 2024
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