In 2018, there were 4,351 Canadians on waiting lists for an organ transplant. In the same year, 223 Canadians died while awaiting organ transplants.
Sep 10, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Women are more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant, according to a study recently published in JAMA Surgery.
Sep 2, 2020
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Earlier this year, a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine provided strong evidence that hundreds of deceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI)—traditionally discarded as unsuitable for transplantation—could ...
Aug 18, 2020
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A research team from the University Hospital at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) has developed a test that provides information on the immune response to the novel coronavirus in patients who need to take immunosuppressive ...
Aug 17, 2020
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A novel system that preserves the condition of donor organs for longer, is easy to transport and affordable, has been developed by Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospital Trust spin-out, ScubaTx.
Aug 13, 2020
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For many with end-stage lung disease, lung transplantation has become a viable option to extend lives and improve the quality of life.
Jul 27, 2020
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Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people living with both HIV and end-stage kidney disease is feasible and safe, investigators supported by the National Institutes of Health have found. Their study demonstrates ...
Jul 23, 2020
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Gravity can be a real downer when you are trying to grow organs.
Jul 8, 2020
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Hospitals are slowly resuming non-emergency procedures as outbreaks of COVID-19 wane across Canada. But for thousands of Canadians waiting for replacement organs, the pandemic continues to disrupt transplant operations and ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Scientists have made great strides in increasing success rates for organ transplants—at least through the first year after surgery. But a lingering long-term response of the recipient's immune system tends to erode the ...
May 28, 2020
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