Zanesville Times Recorder |
Local marks one Mother’s Day with kidney donation
Zanesville Times Recorder Her first new kidney lasted almost 12 years, which is pretty good, considering the donor was deceased and 10 years older than her. There’s a much better chance that Bill’s kidney will last longer because he is both a living donor and blood-related. The … |
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Cadaver transplant programme still a non-starter in Aurangabad
Times of India He said, “With a population of over a billion, the brain dead donors in India is just 0.26 per million every year. Tamil Nadu has in the past decade made tremendous progress in increasing organ donation from brain dead patients. The present rate of … |
GTEx findings reveal new insights into how DNA differences influence gene …National Institutes of Health (press release)The project will eventually include tissue samples from about 900 deceased donors. GTEx is supported by the NIH Common Fund and ad…
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Researchers find OS lower in LT recipients with elderly donor grafts
Healio “Donor age was closely related to the survival rate of [live donor liver transplant] and [deceased donor liver transplant]. However, the impact of donor age is not shown in the recent cases due to therapeutic advances and progress of management for HCV … |
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Emotional reunion of kidney donors, recipients
CBS News A kidney from a living donor will last about 15 to 20 years, while a kidney transplant from a deceased donor only lasts about 7 years. Either type of transplant beats the alternative: “It gives people much more healthy life than staying on dialysis … |
TriValley CentralRecord number of organ donors in AZ, but long waits for kidneys remainTriValley CentralIn 2013, 68 percent of transplants in the U.S. were from deceased donors and 32 percent from living donors, according to the 2013 Organ Procurement …
TucsonSentinel.com |
Long waits for kidneys despite record number of registered organ donors
TucsonSentinel.com When that kidney failed three years later, he spent five years on a waiting list – and undergoing dialysis – before receiving one from a deceased donor. Larson said the process was grueling, including one false start when he returned from vacation only … Gift of a lifetimePrince George Citizen Organ donation: the gift of a lifetime – a receiver and a donor speak outMalta Independent Online |
Endocrinology Advisor |
Kidneys From Donors With Diabetes Linked to Worse Outcomes
Endocrinology Advisor PHILADELPHIA — Kidneys from donors with diabetes are associated with an increased risk for graft loss and death compared with kidneys from donors without diabetes, especially in recipients with diabetes, investigators reported at the 2015 American … |
Chicago Tribune |
OTS Marks 25th Annual Tree Planting at Naper Settlement
Chicago Tribune The Donor recognition portion of the program began with the performance of the original song, “To My Donor” by Joe Kralicek. This was followed by a very solemn but moving, candle and bell ceremony to honor deceased donors. The ceremony also included … |
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Gift of a lifetime
Prince George Citizen “I can tell you in a broad sense, the health community does not know about donation and transplantation,” said Beed, adding he thinks the many viable organs are lost because health care workers are afraid to ask the question of the deceased’s families … |