Latest Kidney transplantation Stories

Finding should encourage more donor paired exchanges, or kidney swaps People with kidney failure may think that they're better off getting a new kidney from a young and spry donor, but a recent study indicates that for those over 39 years old, the age of a live donor—ranging from 18 to 64 years—has an insignificant effect on the long-term health of a transplanted kidney. The study's results appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN)....

MIAMI, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New findings from a transplant study led by scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a DRI Federation center at Xiamen University in China showed that mesenchymal stem cells may replace a powerful anti-rejection drug in transplant recipients. The results of this pioneering study involving kidney transplant patients is published in the March 21 issue of the Journal...

SEOUL, South Korea, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Korean Government has announced that the second patient from Abu Dhabi received a complex kidney transplant successfully on February 1. The Abu Dhabi Health Authority transferred the patient to Korea as a renowned US hospital had informed the patient that she would be unable to receive the surgery due to the high possibility of post-operative side-effects. This is the second patient from Abu Dhabi to be treated in Korea...

MADISON, N.J., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, today announced the availability of the industry's first molecular blood test for identifying renal (kidney) organ-transplant rejection. The Renal Transplant Monitoring laboratory-developed test is designed to help physicians detect kidney failure weeks before conventional tests or clinical symptoms signify damage. The test may...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dialysis Patient Citizens (DPC), the nation's largest patient-led organization representing dialysis patients, applauded the Administration for taking steps to solidify a key provision that will ensure end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have equal access to private coverage as Affordable Care Act reforms are implemented. In a rule released yesterday by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Administration clarified...

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kidney Care Partners (KCP), a broad-based coalition of patient advocates, dialysis professionals, care providers and manufacturers working together to improve quality of care for individuals with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease, praised the Administration today for clarifying a provision of the Health Care Reform law ensuring equal treatment within health benefit exchanges of individuals with kidney failure....

Allen “Wes” Edgar seeks donations to fund his battle against kidney disease, and Birmingham Orthodontist Dr. David Sarver responds with a pledge to help Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) March 10, 2012 Birmingham Orthodontist Dr. David Sarver was quick to react when he received word that Allen “Wes” Edgar needs the community’s help to remain eligible for a kidney transplant. He wrote a check on the spot toward the $20,000 to $40,000 needed for Wes to continue immunosuppressant treatment...

Organ transplant patients usually spend a lifetime on expensive and often dangerous anti-rejection drugs. But experts have announced that such drugs may not even be needed in the future, thanks to a new study that suggests patients receiving an organ that is less than a perfect match can be protected against rejection by a second transplant of the donor’s imperfectly matched stem cells. The study is being hailed as a game-changer for transplantation. Experts announced the success of...

WASHINGTON, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recognition of World Kidney Day today, former Georgetown University stand-out, NBA all-star and leading kidney patient advocate Alonzo Mourning met with key lawmakers and White House staff to raise awareness about kidney disease and urge them to ensure individuals diagnosed with kidney failure - also known as end stage renal disease (ESRD) - receive equal treatment under the health care reform law. Under current law,...

This Month is National Kidney month. If a user has high blood pressure, diabetes or a family history of kidney disease, that person can be at a high risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD). GOGLE LLC says the news isn't all bad. Preventing CKD is not as difficult as everyone might think (PRWEB) March 06, 2012 March is National Kidney Month and if a user is at risk for any of these, the user can track them with “My Blood Works” APP. CKD or chronic kidney disease is a silent killer,...