2 medical milestones at HKL
KUALA LUMPUR: KUALA Lumpur Hospital (HKL) performed a landmark operation when it became the first government hospital to perform a kidney transplant between two people with different blood groups.
HKL PERFORMS TWO COMPLEX SURGERIES THIS MONTH
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) — Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) has notched another feather in its cap when it successfully performed two complex surgeriesthis month. The first was a separation surgery on a pair of a 15-month-old maleconjoined twins who…
Study finds disparities in the assessment of patients for kidney transplant
Young black patients and patients without private health insurance are less likely to be assessed for a kidney transplant when they start dialysis, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of N…
Blood condition is highly predictive of graft failure in pediatric kidney transplant
For children receiving kidney transplants, a potentially correctable blood condition present in about one in four recipients is associated with a moderately increased risk of the graft's later failure, suggesting that clinicians should weigh whethe…
Living donors boost transplant rates
KIDNEY donations from living donors helped fuel a rise in transplant rates, but the boost of benevolence is nowhere near enough.
10 years later, Cedars-Sinai's youngest kidney transplant patient is a picture of health, hope
Pictures of a bright-eyed, fuzzy-haired baby boy fill the photo album. | See photo gallery.
Bridging gaps in organ transplantation
New Delhi, July 18: It has been estimated that two hundred thousand people in India are annually diagnosed with organ failure needing transplantation as part of life saving measure.
Relationships Between Living Kidney Donors And Their Recipients Vary By Ethnicity
PARIS — British investigators have documented significant differences among UK ethnic minorities in the relationships between living kidney donors and their recipients. Rishi Pruthi, MD, clinical research fellow in nephrology at the UK Renal Registry …
Malaysian Transplantation Experts: Illegal Organ Transplant Overseas is Risky and Unethical
Human rights lawyer David Matas speaks with Malaysian medical professionals about state sanctioned organ harvesting in China.
Six patients get gift of life after marathon kidney ops
Five dying kidney patients got the gift of life when doctors transplanted organs from three brain-dead donors during marathon surgery lasting eight days.