Kidney Donation Doesn't Put Older Adults at Risk
2011-11-03
But kidneys from elderly donors don’t last as long, study foundContinue Reading
Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
2011-11-01
But benefits still far outweigh the risk, say expertsContinue Reading
Black Kidney Donors More Likely to Be Related to Recipients
2011-10-28
Also more likely to give a kidney to their parents than whites, study showsContinue Reading
Study Links New Dialysis Technology to Rise in Bleeding Risk
2011-10-18
E-beam sterilization associated with clotting complication, researchers sayContinue Reading
Leukemia Survivor Credits Her Life to Tiny Blood Donors
2011-10-07
Cord blood donation moves her from imminent death to ‘good to go’Continue Reading
As One Life Starts, Another May Be Saved
2011-10-07
Donating umbilical cord blood, rich with stem cells, could help others for decades to comeContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Might Help Kidney Transplant Patients
2011-10-05
In small, early trial, some recipients no longer needed drug ‘cocktail’ to prevent organ rejectionContinue Reading
CDC Moves to Make Organ Transplantation Safer
2011-09-21
Proposed guideline would screen more aggressively for hepatitis B and CContinue Reading
Chimp Attack Victim Reveals New Face
2011-08-11
Three months after full transplant, Charla Nash thrilled to do ‘things I once took for granted’Continue Reading
Densensitization Procedure Helps Hard-to-Match Kidney Recipients
2011-07-27
Survival rates increase dramatically with new technique, study findsContinue Reading
Europe's Suicides Up, Road Deaths Down After Economy Tanked
2011-07-08
Researchers say death trends reflect effects of financial crisisContinue Reading
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels Seem to Help Dialysis Patients
2011-06-27
Early trial suggests these engineered grafts have promise, but more study neededContinue Reading
New Drug Effectively Treats Hepatitis C
2011-06-23
Adding Incivek to standard therapy also cut treatment time in half, researchers sayContinue Reading
Nulojix Approved to Help Thwart Kidney Rejection
2011-06-16
For adults who have had kidney transplantContinue Reading