Hepatitis B Infection Rates in U.S. Higher Than Thought
2012-05-31
Study finds majority of cases are foreign-born residentsContinue Reading
More Families Seek Kidney Donations on Facebook
2012-05-30
Researchers unsure if social media is a safe, effective route to finding donorsContinue Reading
Use of Smokers' Lungs for Transplant Has Pros, Cons
2012-05-29
Study finds tapping such organs is better than leaving patients on waiting list, but there is a downsideContinue Reading
Body Building, Diet Supplements Linked to Liver Damage: Study
2012-05-22
These products could provide a target for regulation, researchers sayContinue Reading
U.S. Liver Transplants Declining
2012-05-22
Some livers available for transplant are discarded because they’re not healthy enough, study findsContinue Reading
Hepatitis C Causing Liver Damage in Greater Numbers: Study
2012-05-22
An additional 300,000 Americans could develop advanced liver disease from the virus by 2015Continue Reading
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
2012-05-18
Undetected disease can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, agency notesContinue Reading
First, Second Kidney Transplants Have Similar Success: Study
2012-05-11
No differences seen in infections or new kidney survivalContinue Reading
T-Shirt, Gift Card Giveaways Raise Blood Drives' Success
2012-05-08
Shortages are still an issue, howeverContinue Reading
Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant Success
2012-04-27
Vitamin deficiency associated with higher rates of rejection, infection and death, study showsContinue Reading
Kids' Kidney Transplant Rules May Have Shrunk 'Race Gap'
2012-04-26
Before ‘Share 35,’ black and Hispanic patients were less likely to receive organ than whites, researchers sayContinue Reading
Donor Kidney Re-Used in Second Patient After Failing in First
2012-04-25
Breakthrough approach could stretch the supply of donor organs, experts sayContinue Reading
Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer
2012-04-20
Findings underscore importance of healthy weight in youth, researcher saysContinue Reading
Age of Live Kidney Donor Makes Little Difference in Organ's Health
2012-03-22
Researchers hope finding will increase participation in ‘kidney-swap’ transplantsContinue Reading