Risk for Rapid Progression Explored in Patients With CKD Stage G3
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Individuals with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage G3 have a 14.6 percent three-year risk for rapid progression, according to a study recently published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.Anne H.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Weight-Loss Surgery Could Be Lifesaver for Folks Needing New Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Weight-loss surgery may help patients struggling with obesity and kidney failure become eligible for a lifesaving transplant, researchers report.Obesity is a key reason why some kidney patients are turned down for a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program Nationally Ranked by the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients
Memorial Transplant Institute maintained its national ranking at number six for life-saving kidney transplants among 256 programs by The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program earned the number one spot in the Miami Metro area and ranked... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation Launches "Do You Know?" Kidney Awareness Campaign
March is National Kidney Month and the Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation has launched the "Do You Know?" kidney awareness campaign, to educate, empower, and inspire individuals to take proactive steps toward kidney health and shed light on the importance of early... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: BLK PDT NPT Source Type: news

Guy Alexandre, Transplant Surgeon Who Redefined Death, Dies at 89
His willingness to remove kidneys from brain-dead patients increased the organs ’ viability while challenging the line between living and dead. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Alexandre, Guy (1934-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Surgery and Surgeons Transplants Kidneys Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of Murray, Joseph E (1919-2012) Belgium Source Type: news

Type 2 diabetes no longer a barrier to becoming a living kidney donor
ROCHESTER, Minn. — People who are overall healthy and living with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes can donate a kidney, thanks to a change in national policy. Naim Issa, M.D. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network updated its living donor criteria. It makes some people with Type 2 diabetes eligible to do nate a kidney. This marks a "significant shift" in criteria for living kidney donors, says Naim Issa, M.D., Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist. "This policy change… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Minute: Expanding the living kidney donor pool to those with Type 2 diabetes
With more than 90,000 people in the U.S. awaiting kidney transplants, the demand exceeds the available supply — emphasizing the critical importance of identifying safe ways to broaden the kidney donor pool. Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist, says, until recently, patients with Type 2 diabetes have been ruled out as potential living kidney donors. Now, following strict criteria, some patients may be eligible to help close the gap on this ever-growing need for living kidney donors. … (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Monopolized organ collection
The nation’s 56 organ procurement organizations collect organs — mainly kidneys — from deceased donors at hospitals and arrange for them to be transported to surgeons at the 250 U.S. medical centers that perform transplants. Each procurement group holds a government-guaranteed monopoly over a…#centersformedicare #medicaidservices #hhs #cms #monopolized #tmobilesprint (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Upstate living kidney donor transplants at all-time high
Transplant Center relocates today to 550 Harrison Center. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

CMS: Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflict of Interest, and Related Provisions
Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would set forth provisions to strengthen accrediting organization oversight by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this proposed rule would revise the psychiatric hospital survey process, add a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Kidney Transplant Programs. Comments are due April 1...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 15, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Wake Forest University School of Medicine scientists identify genetic mutations that cause inherited kidney disease
Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can eventually lead to dialysis or the need for kidney transplantation. Identifying the cause of inherited kidney disease is the first step in identifying a treatment. With that goal in mind, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the First Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, have discovered a new genetic cause of inherited kidney disease. The findings were recently published … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news

Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors given as part of an immunosuppressive regimen for kidney transplant recipients with advanced cutaneous cancers may be effective and safe, depending on the regimen, two small studies suggested... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - February 14, 2024 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Rwanda: Kidney Transplants Now Covered Under Mutuelle De Santé - RSSB
[New Times] Patients suffering from chronic renal failure can now get kidney transplant procedures covered by the community-based health insurance scheme (CBHI) commonly known as Mutuelle de Santé, it has emerged. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 13, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Banking and Insurance Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news

Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations and Preventing Accrediting Organization Conflict of Interest, and Related Provisions
Pre-publication notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would set forth provisions to strengthen accrediting organization oversight by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Among other things, this proposed rule would revise the psychiatric hospital survey process, add a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provide technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Kidney Transplant Programs. Com...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 9, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Rwanda: Fourteen Patients Have Received Kidney Transplants in Rwanda - Nsanzimana
[New Times] Fourteen people received kidney transplants, while heart surgery was performed on 175 others at Kigali-based King Faisal Hospital in 2023, according to Health Minister, Sabin Nsanzimana. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Rwanda Source Type: news