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Donor race may impact kidney transplant survival

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.


Kidney transplants generally safe for lupus patients

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...


Switching immunosuppressants reduces cancer risk in kidney

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and ...


Sleep apnea may cause heart disease in kidney transplant patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...


Drug side effects a key factor in reduced quality of life for kidney transplant patients

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of ...


Tobacco smoke exposure before heart transplantation may increase the risk of transplant failure

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A study conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore provides the first direct evidence that cigarette smoke exposure prior to a heart transplant in either the donor, recipient, or both, accelerates ...


Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation ...


Extending treatment after liver transplant may benefit patients with hepatitis C recurrence

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse, according to a Henry Ford ...


Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities

Kidney transplant consent forms may contribute to disparities

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's ...


Left side grafting is procedure of choice for adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study by doctors at Shinshu University, School of Medicine, in Japan determined that left side grafting has lower risk to donors compared to grafts taken from the right lobe, and it appears to be the procedure of ...



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