Renal Business Today - Kidney

Younger Doctors Recommend Kidney Transplantations Earlier

SAN DIEGO— 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 ...More

October 29, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Post-Transplant Treatment Can Reduce Risk of CMV Infection

WASHINGTON—For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications. New research suggests that extending the period of preventive treatment after kidney transplantation can reduce the risk of CMV disease, ...More

September 18, 2009

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NJ Corruption Sting Has Kidney Twist

Federal investigators arrested 44 people yesterday—including rabbis and mayors—on charges of political bribery, money laundering and the selling of human organs. ...More

July 24, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

St. Louis Kidney Walk Posts Record Numbers

The 2009 St. Louis Kidney Walk posted record numbers, doubling the number of walkers from the previous year and raising more than $146,000—an increase of nearly 60 percent over last year. ...More

July 7, 2009

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Calif. Telemedicine Program Includes Nephrologist

San Joaquin General recently added nephrology and neurology to its menu of telemedicine offerings ...More

July 1, 2009

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UK Woman Buys Kidney for Transplant Surgery

The BBC is reporting that Londoner Sukhi Johal paid £30,000 to a live donor to obtain a kidney for a kidney transplant operation in Pakistan, setting off an ethical debate since buying an organ from a live donor is illegal in the United Kingdom. ...More

June 11, 2009

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‘Electronic Nose’ Sniffs Out Kidney Disease

Scientists in Israel identified the key substances in exhaled breath associated with healthy and diseased kidneys, raising expectations for development of diagnostic and screening tests that literally sniff out Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) in its earliest and most treatable ...More

June 10, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Fla. Governor Signs Kidney Transplant Bill

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist today signed the Alonzo Mourning Access to Care Act that will let patients under age 65 with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) obtain Medigap insurance if they already qualify for Medicare. ...More

June 10, 2009

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

Kidney, Prostate Removed through Single, Small Incision

LITTLE ROCK , Ark.—A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon became the first in the nation to perform a double robotic surgery, removing a patient’s cancerous kidney and cancerous prostate through a single, small incision using the da Vinci Surgical ...More

April 29, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

Rural Patients Just as Likely to Get Kidney Transplant

CHICAGO—There is no evidence that the likelihood of kidney transplantation is lower among remote- or rural-dwelling patients treated for kidney failure in the United States, according to a study in the April 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. ...More

April 22, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

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