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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).

New CIHI study highlights that Canada needs to retrieve more organs for transplants

The availability of donated organs in Canada rose by more than one-quarter (28%) over the past decade, but this increase is not keeping pace with demand. More than 1,000 Canadians donated organs in 2008, up from 812 in 1999, according to a new study released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

23 Dec 2009

Discovery suggests how toxin-filtering cells go awry

Researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Brigham and Women's Hospital have identified an important genetic cause of a devastating kidney disease that is the second leading cause of kidney failure in children, according to The NephCure Foundation.

22 Dec 2009

U.S. Census Bureau highlights pioneering transplant procedures

The first successful organ transplant in the U.S. was performed this week in 1954 in Boston by Harvard Dr. Joseph Murray. He transplanted a kidney from one identical twin to another, who lived just over eight years. For his pioneering work on organ transplants, Dr. Murray received the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1990.

21 Dec 2009

Researchers identify genetic markers to help treat chronic kidney disease among diabetics

Researchers using a DNA analysis tool developed by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and UCLA have identified genetic markers that could help treat chronic kidney disease among diabetics.

17 Dec 2009

Cancer Research UK's phase I trial results of CHT25 published in Clinical Cancer Research

TWO THIRDS of Hodgkin's lymphoma patients treated with an experimental radioactive cancer therapy responded well to the treatment, reveal the results of a Cancer Research UK phase I trial published in Clinical Cancer Research, today (Tuesday).

16 Dec 2009

Patient who received Total Artificial Heart and dual transplant celebrates Christmas

Last December, there were only two things 46-year-old Chuck Besen wanted for Christmas… a matching donor heart and kidney. This year, thanks to the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart and the dual transplant he received at University Medical Center (UMC) in March, Besen will celebrate his first Christmas at home with his 2-year-old son Dylan and his fiancée Jennifer Hokanson.

16 Dec 2009

New York Times highlights shortfalls in transplant patient immunosuppressive drug coverage

Today's New York Times article by Kevin Sack, "Plan for Kidney Drugs Spurs Division," illustrates an internal renal community reimbursement debate that may result in kidney patients continuing to be deprived of their life-saving immunosuppressive medications beyond the current 36-month Medicare program limit.

16 Dec 2009

Kidneys from donors with renal masses to address the current organ shortage

Surgeons who successfully performed kidney transplants after removing small cancerous and benign masses from the donated organs, have published their results in the December issue of the UK-based urology journal BJUI.

7 Dec 2009

Paralyzed dancer sues Cargill over E. coli tainted burger

Stephanie Smith, the twenty-two year old Minnesota dance instructor left paralyzed by a burger tainted with E. coli filed suit today against Cargill, who produced the contaminated meat. Ms. Smith, whose “The Burger that Shattered Her Life” profile in the New York Times was emailed all over the country, covered by hundreds of media outlets and galvanized legislators to change food laws, attempted mediation with the company, but was unable to come to a fair agreement with them.

5 Dec 2009

Medical center leaders celebrate BRTI's 25th anniversary

Considered a highly risky and controversial medical procedure only 25 years ago, solid organ transplantation is now a life-saving mainstream operation thanks to the extraordinary men and women who gathered at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas on Nov. 11.

24 Nov 2009

Renal transplant nurses can play a key role in enhancing patients' quality of life

People who have kidney transplants need longer-term support than most friends, relatives or even healthcare professionals realise, according to a study of 160 patients published in the December issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.

23 Nov 2009

Children with kidney disease likely to have "masked" hypertension

Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension - even during doctor's office visits - increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings appears online in the Journal of American Society of Nephrology.

20 Nov 2009

Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular risk factors among kidney transplant patients

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

20 Nov 2009

HealthGrades identifies top-rated hospital organ-transplantation centers

The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation are being identified for the first time today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Based on patient outcomes, quality data for each of the 266 hospitals that perform transplants have been made public at www.healthgrades.com to help patients in need of kidney, lung, heart and liver transplants research and choose a transplant center.

19 Nov 2009

Physicians and researchers to develop kidney replacement device for children

When children need kidney dialysis because of disease or congenital defects, doctors are forced to adapt adult-size dialysis equipment. No FDA-approved kidney replacement devices exist that are specifically designed for children.

12 Nov 2009

Switching to new immunosuppressant drug may reduce skin cancer after kidney transplantation

Switching to a newer type of immunosuppressant drug may reduce the high rate of skin cancer after kidney transplantation, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

2 Nov 2009

Lupus patients rarely develop kidney disorders after a kidney transplant

Individuals with a history of lupus who receive a kidney transplant rarely develop the serious inflammatory condition lupus nephritis in their new organ, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

2 Nov 2009

Race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients

The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital.

31 Oct 2009

Young medical school graduates more likely to recommend kidney transplantation for CKD patients

Compared with veteran doctors, recent medical school graduates are more likely to refer chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients for kidney transplantation before their patients require dialysis, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

30 Oct 2009

Pre-dialysis recipients with high kidney function do not benefit from kidney transplants

Pre-dialysis transplant recipients with a high level of kidney function don't benefit from their transplant more than pre-dialysis recipients with low level kidney function, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.

30 Oct 2009

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New CIHI study highlights that Canada needs to retrieve more organs for transplants

Discovery suggests how toxin-filtering cells go awry

U.S. Census Bureau highlights pioneering transplant procedures

Researchers identify genetic markers to help treat chronic kidney disease among diabetics

Cancer Research UK's phase I trial results of CHT25 published in Clinical Cancer Research

Patient who received Total Artificial Heart and dual transplant celebrates Christmas

New York Times highlights shortfalls in transplant patient immunosuppressive drug coverage

Kidneys from donors with renal masses to address the current organ shortage

Paralyzed dancer sues Cargill over E. coli tainted burger

Medical center leaders celebrate BRTI's 25th anniversary

Renal transplant nurses can play a key role in enhancing patients' quality of life

Children with kidney disease likely to have "masked" hypertension

Sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular risk factors among kidney transplant patients

HealthGrades identifies top-rated hospital organ-transplantation centers

Physicians and researchers to develop kidney replacement device for children

Switching to new immunosuppressant drug may reduce skin cancer after kidney transplantation

Lupus patients rarely develop kidney disorders after a kidney transplant

Race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients

Young medical school graduates more likely to recommend kidney transplantation for CKD patients

Pre-dialysis recipients with high kidney function do not benefit from kidney transplants

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