High BMI and Kidney Transplant WaitlistingRenal and Urology NewsIf dialysis patients are labeled as morbidly obese based on BMI, they they may not be allowed to be actively waitlisted for kidney transplantation according to most, but not all, transplan…
ThirdAgeKidney Transplantation May Be Aided By Stem Cell TherapyThirdAgeA kidney transplantation followed by a new stem cell therapy may allow some patients to forego medications that prevent their body from attacking the new organ. As reported by Heal…
TopNews New ZealandJonah Lomu Approved of Kidney TransplantationTopNews New ZealandJonah Lomu will be undergoing another Kidney transplantation surgery as his earlier transplantation has failed to work. The rugby player had undergone the transplantatio…
City dad hails 1st kidney transplantation in ZamboPhilippine Information Agency“Probably by coincidence, today, the 1st of October, the Western Mindanao Medical Center, scores the first kidney transplantation procedure. Thus, we join with this health…
HeartWare Updates Clinical Data From Bridge To Heart Transplantation StudyRTT News(RTTNews) – HeartWare International Inc. (HTWR: News ) announced updated clinical data from its bridge to heart transplantation or BTT) study, ADVANCE, and the Continued …
MedIndiaSurvival Rate Improved by Living Donor Liver TransplantationMedIndiaLiver transplantation candidates without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have a greater survival benefit from a living liver transplant than waiting for a deceased donor liver t…
TopNews United StatesLung Transplantation Resumes At Alfred hospitalTopNews United StatesThe serious problem for which Alfred hospital stopped conducting lung transplant operations has finally been solved and the hospital would return to its normal wor…
Survival Improved By Use Of Living Donor Liver Transplantation Compared To …Medical News TodayAccording to a new study in the October issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association of the Study of Li…
Kidney Transplantation Ends With Donor And Receiver Suing HospitalThirdAgeBoth donor and recipient of a kidney transplantation have filed medical malpractice lawsuits against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, officials say. Michael Yocabet, …
Liver Transplantation With Donation After Cardiac Death: A Treacherous Field …Archives of SurgeryStudies from large databases may identify factors, other than the ones included in this study, that may lead to improved outcomes in DCD liver transplant…