Study results presented in New England Journal of Medicine …Business Wire (press release)Regulatory News: A recent study published on March 10, 2016 in the New England Journal of Medicine (Orandi et al. 2016;374:940-50) demonstrates a clea.and more&n…
Medical News TodayOrgan donation: most are willing to give, so why is there a donor shortage?Medical News TodayIn a comparison against European rankings in 2011, the US ranked third among 13 European nations in terms of organ donation from the deceased…
WABC-TV |
First uterus transplant in US fails, Cleveland Clinic says
WABC-TV Unlike Sweden, the Cleveland hospital decided to use organs from deceased donors rather than exposing living donors to the risk of surgery. The hospital said the organ had come from a woman in her 30s who died suddenly, and whose family provided … Uterus transplantation: first procedure in US fails due to complicationsMedical News Today Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The U.S.NPR ‘I am beyond grateful’: Recipient of nation’s first uterus transplant shares storyfox8.com |
CBC.ca |
Kidney transplants with living donors may not need match
CBC.ca Eight-year survival rates were almost 77 per cent for 1,025 people who received an HLA-incompatible kidney from a live donor, 63 per cent for 5,125 matched patients who remained on a waiting list for a kidney or received a kidney from a deceased donor … Kidneys from Incompatible Live Donors Offer a Survival AdvantageRenal and Urology News Good Match Not Always Needed for Living Donor Kidney TransplantScientific American New Mismatch Transplant Procedure May Eradicate Long Kidney Waiting ListsHeadlines & Global News Daily Mail –New York Times all 218 news articles » |
Renal and Urology News |
Kidneys from Incompatible Live Donors Offer a Survival Advantage
Renal and Urology News Survival rates are lower among patients who receive a deceased–donor kidney or remain on the transplant waiting list. Recipients of a kidney from an HLA-incompatible live donor have substantially better survival than individuals who receive a kidney … New Mismatch Transplant Procedure May Eradicate Long Kidney Waiting ListsHeadlines & Global News Good Match Not Always Needed for Living Donor Kidney TransplantScientific American Kidney transplants with living donors may not need matchCBC.ca Daily Mail all 197 news articles » |
Daily Utah ChronicleLive Donor Transplant Debuts At The U With Son-Father Liver DonationDaily Utah ChronicleU Health Care has performed countless liver transplants from deceased donors, as well as surgeries to remove tumors from the liver. While deceas…
Yahoo NewsGood match not always needed for living donor kidney transplantYahoo NewsEight-year survival rates were almost 77 percent for 1,025 people who received an HLA-incompatible kidney from a live donor, 63 percent for 5,125 matched patients who re…
The GuardianFirst uterus transplant in US removed after sudden complicationThe GuardianUnlike Sweden, the Cleveland hospital decided to use organs from deceased donors rather than exposing living donors to the risk of surgery. The hospital said the org…
St. Catharines Standard |
A mother, her kidney and two special boys
St. Catharines Standard Living donors represent just over a third of all kidney transplants – another 368 came from deceased donors. On this day, Michelle sits at the kitchen table of her home in Niagara Falls, with David’s t-shirt in front of her. She runs her fingers in a … |
Irish Health |
People urged to carry organ donor cards
Irish Health Deceased donors are usually identified after brain stem death has occurred in one of the country’s 37 ICUs. With brain stem death, there is no hope of recovery and the person is unable to breathe on their own. In such cases, the person’s next of kin … |