NephrologyNews.comStudy shows which patients benefit most from kidneys from older deceased donorsNephrologyNews.comFor patients in need of a transplant who are at least 60 years old, rapid transplantation from an older deceased donor is superior to del…
Kidneys From Dead Older Donors May Help Seniors – WebMD
Monthly Prescribing ReferenceKidneys From Dead Older Donors May Help SeniorsWebMDEven though more than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a kidney transplant, most kidneys from deceased donors 65 and older are discarded, the study auth…
What to Do with Kidneys From Older Deceased Donors? – Newswise (press release)
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What to Do with Kidneys From Older Deceased Donors?
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Washington, DC (March 26, 2015) — A new study highlights the best way to use kidneys from older deceased donors, providing the most benefits to patients and addressing the worsening organ shortage. The study’s findings, which appear in an … Kidneys From Dead Older Donors May Help Seniors, Study Finds Friend to kidney patients |
Woman who died after giving birth saved lives through organ donation – Irish Times
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Woman who died after giving birth saved lives through organ donation
Irish Times Organ Donor Awareness Week begins on Saturday, March 28th, and Rowlette encourages others in his situation to make a decision like the one that has brought great comfort to Sally’s loved ones. “It really was the darkest hour, but things go through your … |
They’re ALL Good: Unrelated Donors vs Siblings – Medscape
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They’re ALL Good: Unrelated Donors vs Siblings
Medscape This landmark achievement dovetails nicely with other recent news — that outcomes are similar whether patients receive a transplant from an unrelated donor or a sibling. The finding that overall survival is not significantly different in the two … |
Launch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2015 – Westmeath Examiner
Westmeath ExaminerLaunch of Organ Donor Awareness Week 2015Westmeath ExaminerChloe Kinahan, a native of Mullingar, now living in Dublin, and her 11-month-old son Sam, who has been on dialysis since he was four and a half months old, were among those he…
What to do with kidneys from older deceased donors? – EurekAlert
What to do with kidneys from older deceased donors? EurekAlertFor older patients in need of a kidney transplant, rapid transplantation from an older deceased donor is superior to delayed transplantation from a younger donor …
They’re ALL Good: Unrelated Donors vs Siblings – Medscape
They’re ALL Good: Unrelated Donors vs Siblings MedscapeIt’s poetic and evidence-based: among donors for stem cell transplantation for youngsters with acute lymphocytic leukemia, we are all like brothers and sisters.
Testing APOL1 gene variants in deceased kidney donors may improve … – News-Medical.net
News-Medical.netTesting APOL1 gene variants in deceased kidney donors may improve …News-Medical.netKidney transplantation outcomes from deceased African-American donors may improve through rapid testing for apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) renal risk v…
Organ Donor Awareness Week: “Because of someone else’s generosity we have … – Irish Mirror
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Organ Donor Awareness Week: “Because of someone else’s generosity we have …
Irish Mirror Figures released by the Irish Kidney Association ahead of Organ Donor Awareness Week reveal more than 4,000 people in Ireland have failed kidneys and 45% of them rely on dialysis for their day-to-day survival. Children are also affected by the … Leo Varadkar plans to bring in new organ donor lawUTV Ireland Call for organ donors to help babies like SamHerald.ie Varadkar urges public to carry donor cardsIrish Times Irish Independent all 20 news articles » |