Pig Kidneys Performing Effectively in Two Brain-Dead Patients
In two experiments, researchers implanted the organs into brain-dead patients for extended periods, raising hopes for a new supply of donor organs. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Kidneys Genetic Engineering Surgery and Surgeons Dialysis Immune System Transplants Pigs Research Source Type: news
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants
New York surgeons transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it's worked normally (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Pig kidney transplant in brain dead man marks advance, NYU surgeons say
A genetically altered pig kidney has functioned for 32 days in a man declared neurologically dead. His heart is still beating, and he is breathing with the aid of a respirator. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - August 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lenny Bernstein Source Type: news
Wake Forest University School of Medicine study examines tech to reverse damage to kidneys and kidney cells
According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a kidney transplant, and the demand for donated kidneys far exceeds the supply. In fact, only 25,498 kidney transplants were performed in 2022, and kidney disease impacts 37 million people in the U.S.
But a new preclinical study, led by scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, shows that a new technology called mitochondrial transplantation holds promise as a potential therapy that could change … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
Iron Deficiency and Cognition After Kidney Transplantation Iron Deficiency and Cognition After Kidney Transplantation
Could iron deficiency treatment help restore cognitive function among kidney transplant recipients?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Tanzania: State Eyes High Quality Services At BMH
[Daily News] Dodoma -- Government's efforts to bring specialised and super specialised services closer to the people is gathering momentum with Dodoma based Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) planning to establish a kidney transplant complex and cardiovascular and thoracic centres in this financial year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 2, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Success With HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplants
(MedPage Today) -- Three people living with HIV had promising outcomes after donating kidneys to three others with HIV, according to a prospective study within the HOPE in Action Multicenter Consortium.
Among the three living donors, grade 3 or... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - July 31, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Kidney Transplants From HIV-Positive Patients Likely To Save Lives
A new study in Lancet showed that it is safe for HIV + people to be living kidney donors. Hopefully, this will prompt more organ donation from HIV positive people. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
'Give the gift of life!' Mum makes plea after two year hunt for kidney for son
A mum has made an urgent plea for more people to become organ donors after waiting two years for a kidney transplant for her son. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HRQoL in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Can We Do Better? HRQoL in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Can We Do Better?
Symptom burden after kidney transplantation differs between men and women, and better understanding these differences will lead to improvements in health-related quality of life.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Promise in Chronic Kidney Disease for 3 New Agents Promise in Chronic Kidney Disease for 3 New Agents
Agents from three novel drug classes showed safety and hints of efficacy in patients with varying stages of chronic kidney disease in three phase 2 studies at the European Renal Association Congress.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Ghana: KBTH Medical Team Performs Life-Saving Kidney Transplant On 2
[Ghanaian Times] A combined medical and surgical team at the Korle Bu Teaching (KBTH) in Accra have successfully performed a life-saving kidney transplant procedure on two individuals suffering from end-stage kidney disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 14, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Factors Influencing Kidney Transplantation Rates Factors Influencing Kidney Transplantation Rates
Insight into the factors that may explain the differences in kidney transplantation rates could help identify key areas in need of improvement.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Trends in Kidney Transplantation Rate Across Europe Trends in Kidney Transplantation Rate Across Europe
Data from the ERA registry provides insight into the trends in kidney transplantation rates in Europe. What has changed, and how do the rates differ between countries?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Africa: Human Organs for Transplant - 5 Steps Africa Must Take to Improve the Supply Chain
[The Conversation Africa] Medical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these is the transplant of human organs from one person to another. The first transplant - a kidney - was in the US in 1954. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
