Post-Transplant Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Kidney Recipients Post-Transplant Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Kidney Recipients
Combined family history and early postoperative plasma glucose, but not glycated albumin, predicted post-transplant diabetes mellitus in kidney recipients in a new study.First Look (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 27, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Race-Free Creatinine Equation May Cut Disparity in Kidney Wait Time
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 -- Use of the creatinine race-free 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to determine eligibility for the kidney transplant wait list may reduce racial differences in preemptive wait time... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 27, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New NHS immune cell jab could reduce kidney transplant failures - as army veteran sees trial success
Chris Holmes (pictured), 31, a former Army paramedic who served in Afghanistan, is one of more than 150 patients worldwide taking part in the trial. He has had a kidney transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nixing'Race Adjustment' May Up Kidney Transplant Odds for Blacks Nixing'Race Adjustment' May Up Kidney Transplant Odds for Blacks
Creatinine-based eGFR is best at reducing racial differences in access to kidney transplants, show new data. But nixing race-based adjustment of eGFR may have other unintended consequences, say editorialists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - September 23, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Nixing'Race Adjustment' May Up Kidney Transplant Odds for Black Patients Nixing'Race Adjustment' May Up Kidney Transplant Odds for Black Patients
Creatinine-based eGFR is best at reducing racial differences in access to kidney transplants, show new data. But nixing race-based adjustment of eGFR may have other unintended consequences, say editorialists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - September 23, 2022 Category: Pathology Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Robotic kidney transplant done at Safdarjung Hospital, doctors claim first for a government facility
The patient, a native of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, had a kidney failure and was awaiting a transplant for the past five years, said Dr Anup Kumar, head of the department of Urology, Robotics and Renal Transplant, who performed the surgery. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - September 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical Education Has 'Gone Woke' -- That's a Good Thing
(MedPage Today) -- A Black woman whose kidneys only function at 15% of normal wishes to be evaluated for a kidney transplant. Although this is very reasonable, before 2021, many physicians would have said, "I'm sorry, but your kidney function is... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - September 7, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Outcomes of Living, Unrelated Donor Kidney Transplants in Children Examined
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 -- Graft survival is comparable for pediatric recipients of living unrelated donor (LURD) and living related donor (LRD) kidneys, according to a study published online July 23 in Pediatric Transplantation.
Lavjay Butani,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dropping Immunosuppression in COVID Didn't Up Transplant Rejection Dropping Immunosuppression in COVID Didn't Up Transplant Rejection
For kidney transplant recipients who have COVID-19, rates of acute rejection are low despite reducing their immunosuppressant regimens.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 1, 2022 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Autistic kidney-row teen's transplant 'a success'
The mother who went to court to secure her son a life-saving operation says he has "defied all odds". (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - August 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Final Analysis of Phase 2 GRIFFIN Study Presented for DARZALEX ® (daratumumab)-based Investigational Quadruplet Regimen in Patients with Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma
LOS ANGELES, August 27, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the final results from the randomized Phase 2 GRIFFIN study evaluating the investigational use of DARZALEX® (daratumumab) in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid®), bortezomib (VELCADE®) and dexamethasone (DARZALEX®-RVd), followed by maintenance therapy with DARZALEX®-lenalidomide (R), compared to RVd followed by maintenance therapy with R alone, in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma. Data were presented in the plenary session at the 19th International Myeloma Society (IMS)...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
HCV-Positive Kidney Allograft Survival Just as Good at 5 Years
(MedPage Today) -- Transplantation of kidneys positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) resulted in outcomes that were statistically no different than with uninfected kidney transplants, a retrospective U.S.-based cohort study indicated.
No significant... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 26, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How Kidney Disease Plays Favorites With Sex How Kidney Disease Plays Favorites With Sex
Chronic kidney disease is more common in women, but men need kidney transplants more frequently. And kidney ailments are on the rise for everyone.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Cancer Risk in Living Kidney Donors Cancer Risk in Living Kidney Donors
Do live kidney donors have a greater risk for developing cancer? A new study looks at the rates of incident cancers among these donors.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 23, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Survival of Dialysis vs Conservative Care Patients Survival of Dialysis vs Conservative Care Patients
A new study compares survival outcomes among patients with kidney failure who underwent dialysis or conservative care. Does treatment choice make a difference?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 22, 2022 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
