Regulatory press release: Presentation at ASN Kidney Week 2018 Highlights Stable Renal Function at up to 24 Months …Preston Business ReviewThe trial was a single-arm, open-label study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of imlifidase in deceas…
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Method for determining donor kidneys’ suitability for transplantation may be flawed
Science Daily New research indicates that many kidneys obtained for transplantation from deceased donors are not being used because of biopsy findings despite their unreliability and reproducibility. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical … |
Recode |
Paul Allen’s sister has been tasked to do a surprisingly hard thing: Give away billions of dollars
Recode The former CEO of her late brother’s umbrella company, Vulcan, Jody Allen isn’t someone most people have heard of, but she’ll wield enormous power in the next few years as she decides how the deceased Microsoft co-founder will honor The Giving Pledge … |
Medical Xpress |
Method for determining donor kidneys’ suitability for transplantation may be flawed
Medical Xpress New research indicates that many kidneys obtained for transplantation from deceased donors are not being used because of biopsy findings despite their unreliability and reproducibility. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Clinical … |
Washington PostStudent loan forgiveness and other incentives could save lives …Washington PostEvery day 20 Americans will die waiting for an organ transplant, 13 of them waiting for a kidney. Hundreds of thousands will undergo painful and debilitatin…
Washington Post |
Student loan forgiveness and other incentives could save lives. Here’s how.
Washington Post The Organ Donation Clarification Act, introduced by the other co-author of this article, proposes a new and innovative path toward increasing both deceased and living organ donation. The bill clarifies the definition of a “valuable consideration … |
Auburn Citizen |
Auburn woman gets liver transplant after appeal for help
Auburn Citizen The Scanlan family said “an unbelievable number” of people responded that they were willing to help, but soon after the column was published, doctors secured a deceased donor liver and surgery was quickly completed at Strong Memorial Hospital in … |
Auburn Citizen |
Auburn woman gets liver transplant after appeal for help
Auburn Citizen The Scanlan family said “an unbelievable number” of people responded that they were willing to help, but soon after the column was published, doctors secured a deceased donor liver and surgery was quickly completed at Strong Memorial Hospital in … |
Leader-Telegram |
Doctors looking to lift barriers
Leader-Telegram And that sparks an ethical debate: Many people with failing livers aren’t allowed onto the national waiting list for organs from deceased donors. That’s because the scarce supply is rationed, given only to those with the best survival chances. But what … |
Leader-TelegramDoctors looking to lift barriersLeader-TelegramPeople lucky enough to receive a kidney or part of a liver from a living donor not only cut years off their wait for a transplant, but those organs also tend to survive longer. Yet living do…