African Americans and individuals without private health insurance are less likely to receive a kidney transplant before needing dialysis. Geographic region is not a major factor in determining whether a patient receives a kidney transplant before star…
(NEW YORK) Reuters Health – Kidney disease patients who are black or lack private health insurance are less likely to get matched up with a donor organ before needing to go on dialysis, a new study suggests. Still, researchers said, as long as patients get a kidney transplant within a year or so of starting dialysis, any extra benefit of a pre-dialysis transplant may be low. “It’s a possible …
Fargo 10-year-old on list for double-lung replacement near Texas hospital FARGO – The Fargo boy waiting for a double-lung transplant in Houston got the call he and his family were waiting for over the weekend, but it turned out to be a no go.
Geri Whalen is all smiles one week after getting the gift of life from her sister in the form of a kidney transplant.
One Lambda, Inc., now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, a leading producer of medical diagnostic products for the HLA transplant community, is pleased to announce that HLA Fusion S
Fayetteville resident Robert Caldwell is on the list for a liver transplant. His family and friends are presenting a concert on Feburary 9 to help him after he receives the transplant. “The goal is to raise money for his personal transplant account for the Georgia Transplant Foundation,” Caldwell’s daughter Andrea explained. “After the transplant, he will be on medication for the rest of his …
A disabled man has become the first person in the UK to be given a new type of bionic hand with electronic fingers and thumb after losing his real hand in a freak accident.
Six years and 21 days have gone by and countless operations endured since Matisse Reid was last home.
A disabled man has become the first person in the UK to be given a new type of bionic hand with electronic fingers and thumb after losing his real hand in a freak accident.
Barcelona says defender Eric Abidal will be hospitalized for three to four days to undergo tests on his liver transplant.