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A kidney transplant is an operation where a healthy kidney from one person (the donor) is transferred to a person who has little or no kidney function (the recipient).

Drug combinations may help to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease

A mouse study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that combining SGLT2 inhibitors — a newer class of diabetes medications that lowers blood sugar — with older diabetes drugs may help to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease.

15 Jun 2022

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Several months ago, a lab technologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital mixed the blood components of two people: Alphonso Harried, who needed a kidney, and Pat Holterman-Hommes, who hoped to give him one.

13 Jun 2022

Taco bowls and chicken curry: Medi-Cal delivers ready meals in grand health care experiment

Every Friday, Frances De Los Santos waits for a shipment of healthy, prepared meals to land on her front porch at the edge of the Mojave Desert.

1 Jun 2022

Evaluating tixagevimab plus cilgavimab against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers assessed the neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant after tixagevimab plus cilgavimab (T+C) administration.

30 May 2022

Evaluating immune protection after third and fourth doses of homologous and heterologous SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among kidney transplant recipients

Researchers evaluated the immune responses after the third and fourth doses of homologous and heterologous mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients.

4 May 2022

Risk of major complications for living kidney donors is minimal, study confirms

The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a 20-year Mayo Clinic study of more than 3,000 living kidney donors.

25 Apr 2022

Study examines how race and sex influence tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in kidney transplant recipients

Kidney transplant survival is shorter, on average, in Black recipients compared to white recipients receiving similar treatment.

18 Apr 2022

Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

Patients with kidney disease may have an increased risk of cancer and may be more likely to die from cancer.

8 Apr 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant identified in a transplant patient treated with Sotrovimab

Researchers described a case of co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, Delta and Omicron.

8 Apr 2022

Evaluating serological responses to repeated COVID-19 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Researchers analyzed whether repeated vaccinations against COVID-19 increase serological response in non-responding kidney transplant recipients.

29 Mar 2022

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

Michael Keasling of Lakewood, Colorado, was an electrician who loved big trucks, fast cars, and Harley-Davidsons. He'd struggled with diabetes since he was a teenager, needing a kidney transplant from his sister to stay alive.

28 Mar 2022

Evusheld™ found to poorly neutralize Omicron in kidney transplant patients

Researchers evaluated the neutralizing antibody titers and anti-receptor-binding domain immunoglobulin G titers in sera of kidney transplant recipients who were vaccinated against COVID-19 and treated with 300 mg dosage of Evusheld™

25 Mar 2022

Study investigates germinal center of antibody-mediated immunity against SARS-CoV-2

In a new study, researchers explored the germinal center of antibody-mediated immunity towards SARS-CoV-2.

23 Mar 2022

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Charlie O'Neill received part of her husband's liver in a 2013 living donor transplant and has been taking drugs that suppress her immune system ever since to prevent her body from attacking the organ.

22 Mar 2022

Implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system led to increase in kidney transplantation referrals

A study of patients initiating dialysis during 2012-2016 at nine transplant centers in the Southeastern US found that dialysis facilities referred more incident patients and transplant centers evaluated more incident patients following implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system (KAS) but fewer evaluated patients were placed onto the waitlist.

14 Mar 2022

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Drug combinations may help to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease

Race is often used as medical shorthand for how bodies work. Some doctors want to change that.

Taco bowls and chicken curry: Medi-Cal delivers ready meals in grand health care experiment

Evaluating tixagevimab plus cilgavimab against SARS-CoV-2

Evaluating immune protection after third and fourth doses of homologous and heterologous SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among kidney transplant recipients

Risk of major complications for living kidney donors is minimal, study confirms

Study examines how race and sex influence tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in kidney transplant recipients

Cancer risk and related mortality significantly higher among patients with kidney disease

SARS-CoV-2 Delta-Omicron recombinant identified in a transplant patient treated with Sotrovimab

Evaluating serological responses to repeated COVID-19 vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Climate change may push the US toward the ‘goldilocks zone’ for West Nile virus

Evusheld™ found to poorly neutralize Omicron in kidney transplant patients

Study investigates germinal center of antibody-mediated immunity against SARS-CoV-2

Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril

Implementation of the 2014 kidney allocation system led to increase in kidney transplantation referrals

Third dose of COVID mRNA vaccine safe and effective in kidney transplant patients

Study compares heterologous and homologous third vaccination in kidney transplant recipients

Adherence promotion strategy reduces costs, improves outcomes for adolescent transplant recipients

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in women with type 2 diabetes

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