ThirdAgeStudy Suggests Racial Role in Kidney TransplantsMedPage TodayBy Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Note that racial disparities in access to renal transplantation have been known to exist, but the specific mechanisms whi…
MedPage TodayRacial disparities exist in access to kidney transplantationPhysOrg.comA new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that racial disparities exist in both the early and late steps in access to kidney transplantat…
Racial disparities exist in access to kidney transplantationEurekAlert (press release)A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that racial disparities exist in both the early and late steps in access to kidney transplant…
Feature: More transplant volume may pump up outcomesCardiovascular BusinessEach year more than 2000 heart transplants are performed in the US For patients with end-stage heart failure (HF) whose heart cannot pump blood sufficiently, when medical therap…
Rare kidney transplantation at ApolloHindu Business LinePerhaps, Mr P. Janaki Ramaiah's name is written on the two kidneys donated by a 67-year-old who was declared brain-dead in Vellore. When the kin of a 67-year-old brain dead man in Vellore had …
Exercise Test May Predict Post-Liver Transplant SurvivalDoctors LoungeAnaerobic threshold, as determined by submaximal cardiopulmonary exercise testing, may have value in predicting 90-day post-transplant survival for patients undergoing liver transpla…
Science Weekly podcast: Transplants and the future of intensive careThe GuardianHeart transplantation would have taken a decade to develop under today's ethical regulations. Where next for human-to-human transplants and intensive care? Plus, scient…
Outcry over disabled girl's transplant care renews eligibility debateAmerican Medical NewsA parent's anguished online plea for an organ transplant for her developmentally disabled daughter and new research on kidney transplantation eligibility …
Study: Volume matters in high-risk orthotopic heart transplant patientsCardiovascular BusinessUndergoing orthotopic heart transplantation at high-volume centers (those who perform more than 15 procedures per year) leads to better outcomes, according to…
Sarcopenia Predictive of Mortality in CirrhosisDoctors LoungeIn patients with cirrhosis being evaluated for liver transplantation, sarcopenia is associated with increased mortality and significantly lower median survival time, according to research pub…