Southwest BoosterCoast to coast cyclist rides for organ donor awarenessSouthwest BoosterIt will take Quinn Thomas less time to cycle across Canada from coast to coast than it would for a patient to receive a kidney transplant, and that is why Thomas en…
Now, kidney recipients can do away with expensive drugs – Times of India
Now, kidney recipients can do away with expensive drugsTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: The Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) on Thursday, staked claim to the world's first model for transplant tolerance where kidney recipients won&#…
Kashmir Valley gets a passport office – Times of India
Kashmir Valley gets a passport officeTimes of India… the 77th passport office in the heart of Srinagar on Thursday, and the unveiling is significant in two ways — it's a sign that normal functioning may be possible in the troubled Valley along …
'Hepatitis E may cause liver failure in pregnancy' – Times of India
Zee News'Hepatitis E may cause liver failure in pregnancy'Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: In one of the widest single-centre studies conducted by the AIIMS, it was found that water-borne Hepatitis E was the basic cause of acute liver failure in nearly…
Immune Drug Helps Patients with Serious Kidney Disorder – Newswise (press release)
Immune Drug Helps Patients with Serious Kidney DisorderNewswise (press release)Because the drug rituximab specifically targets immune cells involved in the development and progression of IMN, Piero Ruggenenti, MD, Giuseppe Remuzzi, MD, FRCP (Mario Negr…
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney … – Science Codex
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney …Science CodexThe findings may help explain the racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to kidney transplantation that are well documented. A kidney transplant is the be…
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney … – Medical Xpress
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney …Medical XpressThe findings may help partially explain the racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to kidney transplantation that are well documented. "Disparities …
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney … – EurekAlert (press release)
Race, insurance status related to likelihood of being assessed for kidney …EurekAlert (press release)The findings may help explain the racial and socioeconomic disparities in access to kidney transplantation that are well documented. A kidney transpl…
HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study – U.S. News & World Report
The GuardianHIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: StudyU.S. News & World ReportThe U.S. researchers suspect that bone marrow transplantation along with continuation of antiretroviral therapy resulted in the dramatic effects evident e…
Brother donates kidney to sister, joins Portland to Coast Walk Relay in her honor
Shawn Potts, a Beaverton resident who donated a kidney to his diabetic sister two years ago, is participating in the Portland to Coast Walk Relay to support his sister.