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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
OTC medications and supplements are most common causes of drug-induced liver failure
Drug-induced acute liver failure is uncommon, and over-the-counter medications and dietary and herbal supplements—not prescription drugs—are its most common causes, according to new research from the Perelman School of ...
Mar 3, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Diet high in red meat may make kidney disease worse
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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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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Cardiology
Recipient of novel stem cell treatment 'well', doctor
A woman treated with a revolutionary embryonic stem-cell therapy for severe heart failure is doing well three months after the operation, her cardiologist reported Friday.
Jan 16, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney disease treatment may be improving, study suggests
(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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Medical research
Receptor may be key to treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Inhibiting a nuclear receptor in the gut could lead to a treatment for a liver disorder that affects almost 30 percent of the Western world's adult population, according to an international team of researchers.
Dec 15, 2014
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Medical research
Stem cell transplant without radiation or chemotherapy pre-treatment shows promise
Researchers at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center report promising outcomes from a clinical trial with patients with a rare form of bone marrow failure who received a hematopoietic stem cell transplant ...
Dec 7, 2014
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Genetics
Genetic marker may help predict success of kidney transplants
Kidneys donated by people born with a small variation in the code of a key gene may be more likely, once in the transplant recipient, to accumulate scar tissue that contributes to kidney failure, according to a study led ...
Dec 1, 2014
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Other
US policy that gives priority to prior organ donors who need a transplant is working
Prior organ donors who later need a kidney transplant experience brief waiting times and receive excellent quality kidneys, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ...
Nov 20, 2014
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