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In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas, a Chicago resident, has become the first person to receive a kidney transplant while awake, according to his doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago....
'A Pretty Cool Experience:' Having a Kidney Transplant While Awake
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas was deep into kidney transplant surgery when he decided to ask his doctors if they’d started yet. “At one point during surgery, I recall asking, ‘Should I be expe...
Any Trip to Mars Might Destroy Astronaut's Kidneys: Study
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Mankind is eyeing Mars as its next grand expedition, but the human body might not be capable of dealing with such a journey, a new study warns. It’s very likely that an a...
Second Patient to Receive Pig Kidney Has Organ Removed
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – Forty-seven days after becoming the second patient to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, a woman has had to have the organ removed. Lisa Pisano, 54,...
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Woman Who Received It
WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 – A woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had the transplanted organ removed due to complications linked to a heart...
HTN, Albuminuria Risks No Worse for Kidney Donors Versus Nondonors
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Living kidney donors and nondonors have similar risks for hypertension and albuminuria, according to a study published online May 23 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Kidneys From Deceased Donors Who Were on Dialysis Are Suboptimal
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Receipt of a kidney from a deceased donor who underwent dialysis is associated with an increased incidence of delayed graft function, according to a study published online May...
Women Face Worse Chronic Kidney Disease Management in Primary Care
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Women receive worse primary care-based chronic kidney disease (CKD) management than men, according to a research letter published online May 16 in the Journal of the American...
First Pig Kidney Recipient Dies Almost Two Months After Transplant
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 – For kidney transplant (KT) candidates with obesity, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is effective, and a considerable proportion of patients undergo KT within 20.9 months, according to...
Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 – New Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days. The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions...
First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the...
No Improvement Noted in Black-White Kidney Transplant Rate Ratios
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – For patients with kidney failure, there appears to be no substantial improvement over time in the observed or adjusted Black-White mean living donor kidney transplant...
Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis prevents hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney transplant (KT) from...
ASN: Multicomponent Intervention Does Not Increase Steps Toward Kidney Transplant
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – A multicomponent intervention does not increase the rate of completed steps toward receiving a kidney transplant, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA...
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