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Donor Kidneys Usable Despite Acute Kidney Injury
Renal and Urology News PHILADELPHIA—Transplanted kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) are associated with patient and graft survival rates similar to those of non-AKI deceased–donor kidneys, according to study findings presented at the 2015 American … |
Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients Fare Better with Younger DonorsRenal and Urology NewsCompared with elderly recipients of DBD kidneys from younger donors (reference group), elderly recipients of DCD and DBD kidneys from elderly donors had a 2.2 and…
Renal and Urology News |
BMI Mismatch Increases Risk of Kidney Allograft Loss
Renal and Urology News Oliver Staeck, MD, and colleagues at Charite Universitaetsmedizin in Berlin conducted a retrospective study of 549 patients who received a kidney from deceased donors from 2000–2013. The cohort had a mean follow-up of 6.4 years. The researchers … |
The Guardian |
Nepal customs holding up earthquake relief efforts, says United Nations
The Guardian There was no immediate response from the government but the finance minister, Ram Sharan Mahat, had earlier appealed to international donors to send tents, tarpaulins and basic food supplies, saying some of the items received were of no use. “We have … |
Vancouver SunBody donors provide service that carries on long after deathVancouver SunAbout 288 student doctors enter the Gross Anatomy Lab on the first day of medical school to perform a dissection on one of several dozen cadavers waiting for them ins…
Organ donations saved 460 lives in NJ in 2014Asbury Park PressThe organs came from both living and deceased donors. Living donors accounted for 166 donations, which all were kidney donations. The organs from deceased donors that saved lives included 16…
Daily Mail |
Nepal girl’s dead father is pulled from rubble after earthquake
Daily Mail Nepalese finance minister Ram Sharan Mahat said it at least $2bn would be needed to rebuild homes, hospitals, government offices and historic buildings and he appealed for help from international donors. Others predict it will be far more. He said … |
Cronkite News |
Record number of registered organ donors, but long waits for kidneys remain
Cronkite News 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 … |
New York Times |
The Great American Kidney Swap
New York Times All these genetic variables mean that linking unrelated donors and recipients requires the kind of computational heft humans can’t manage with pen and paper. For example, BiologicTx currently has 72 people in a computer database waiting to give or … |
St. Cloud Times |
Grief, joy shows at dedication of wall for organ donors
St. Cloud Times The wall, named “Honoring the Gift of Life: A Tribute to Organ, Tissue and Eye Donors” was dedicated Wednesday. Sandi cheerfully explained her experience with organ donation before becoming emotional. Heidi, 40, was declared brain dead after taking … Organ donations saved 460 lives in NJ in 2014MyCentralJersey.com Be an Everyday Superhero: Saving a Life Is Easier Than It SoundsHuffington Post NJ Sharing Network: Organ Donations Saved 460 Lives in New Jersey in 2014PR Web (press release) Hiawatha World –Malta Independent Online all 36 news articles » |