The AustralianShortfall in transplantsThe AustralianThe number of Australians receiving organ transplants declined last year despite a record number of deceased donors, and the system faces another review intended to address underlying legal, practical…
MedscapeHigher-Risk Donor Hearts May Offer Better Survival Than WaitingMedscapeOf those who declined the higher-risk heart, 58.0% went on to receive a non-increased-risk donor heart, 12.4% underwent later increased-risk donor transplant, 7.9% were remo…
New Artificial Heart Lifts Off With B-2-Inspired TechnologyNow. Powered by Northrop Grumman. (blog)U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data, however, indicates that a typical year produces fewer than 3,000 human hearts from deceased donors, a …
Renal and Urology NewsProcurement Biopsy of Deceased Donor Kidneys Poorly ReproducedRenal and Urology News(HealthDay News) — Procurement biopsies from deceased donor kidneys have poor reproducibility and do not correlate well with reperfusion biopsies…
BBC News |
Fifty years since Bristol donor’s ‘gift of life’
BBC News Mrs Whiteman, who died last month, is thought to have been Britain’s longest surviving kidney transplant patient from a deceased donor. Clive and Frances Hook – Ellis’ brother and sister – have organised a series of concerts to mark the occasion. |
Infectious Disease AdvisorSuccessful Living Donor Liver Transplant from Donor With HIV to Recipient WithoutInfectious Disease AdvisorA living donor liver transplant from a mother with HIV to her child who is HIV-negative was successful, according to a …
MedPage TodayTime to Question Obesity-Based Cutoffs in Kidney Transplantation?MedPage TodayFor the new study, Chopra and colleagues examined United Network for Organ Sharing data regarding deceased kidney-only donors from 2006 to 2015. A total of 39,33…
Live Science |
The US Is Throwing Out Donor Kidneys That Could Be Given to …
Live Science The U.S. could ease its shortage of donor kidneys for transplants by following in France’s footsteps, a new study suggests. |
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier |
Waterloo woman, 20 Under 40 winner donates kidney to mom
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier She received two others from deceased donors — the first in 1991 that lasted for eight years, and the second in 2002 that lasted until this year. The average transplant from a deceased donor lasts 10 years, but a living donor’s organ can last 18 years … |
RBTE Reportorgan transplant immunosuppressant Market 2021 Evolution: Sales Analysis by Volume, Revenue and Major …RBTE ReportThe donor organ can come from a deceased donor (who has recently passed away) such as in heart transplants, or kidney, liver,…