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European Study Cites a Better Method of Kidney Storage

WASHINGTON—Pumping a solution continuously through a donated kidney raised the chances of a successful transplant when compared to simple cold storage of the organ, European researchers report in a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. ...More
January 5, 2009
Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma
Study: Cell Phones Cause Kidney, Heart Failure

BUCHAREST, Romania--Recent findings have caused a panic, since scientists claim that exposure to the cell phone’s low-level radiation causes red blood cells to leak hemoglobin. ...More
December 30, 2008
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DaVita Launches Flu Fighter Program

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Dialysis provider DaVita Inc. has launched its Flu Fighters initiative this month to complement National Influenza Week, Dec. 8 - 14. ...More
December 11, 2008
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Proposed bill would allow kidney donation compensation

A bill that would allow states to compensate kidney donors was released this week by Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). ...More
December 8, 2008
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National Kidney Registry Adds to its Medical Board

NEW YORK—The National Kidney Registry, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those facing kidney failure, announced the addition of Howard Gebel, PhD, and Steven Katznelson, MD, to its Medical Board. ...More
December 4, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Do Financial Resources Affect Transplant Status?

The “ultimate inequality in healthcare” is what a recent Wall Street Journal blog called a study in the International Journal of Health Services, which revealed people without health insurance are about 20 times more likely to donate a liver or kidney than to receive one. ...More
November 21, 2008
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KidneyMobile Tests Joliet, Ill. Residents

JOLIET, Ill.—Silver Cross Renal Centers, in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois, offered free kidney disease screenings to more than 90 residents in August at Silver Cross Hospital. ...More
November 10, 2008
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Medicare Postpones Pulling UMC’s Transplant Program Funding

LAS VEGAS—Medicare surveys this year revealed that the University Medical Center failed to meet its conditions of funding because of too many patient deaths and other concerns connected to its transplant program. ...More
November 10, 2008
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Study examines kidney donation Web sites

BOSTON—Patients awaiting live kidney donations, but do not have access to living donors that are willing and medically able to donate, are now turning to Web sites that attempt to match people in need of transplantation with those who want to donate a kidney, so-called ...More
October 16, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma
Kidneys from older donors do not last as long

Kidneys from older donors often do not survive long after transplantation because of certain structural dysfunctions that can occur as the kidney ages. ...More
September 25, 2008
Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma