Medical researchers at the University of Alberta reviewed the medical records of more than 100 patients who had a liver scarring condition and discovered those who were losing muscle were more apt to die while waiting for a liver transplant…
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For patients with incurable pulmonary conditions, a lung transplantation is the only available treatment option. However, suitable donor organs are scarce, and even getting them to prospective recipients is not easy…
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New research published online in the FASEB Journal details a new antibody, called “OPN-305″ that may significantly improve survival outcomes for those receiving donated kidneys and other organs. OPN-305 works by preventing inflammation triggered by oxygen deprivation in the donated organ, allowing for better recovery after transplantation…
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Rapid discontinuation of the immunosuppressive steroid prednisone after a kidney transplant can help prevent serious side effects, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Also, doing so does not appear to jeopardize the long-term survival of transplant patients and their new organs…
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Nurse Allison Batson donated one of her own kidneys to 23-year old patient, Clay Taber; somebody she barely knew, after working on the transplant department of Emory University Hospital for over two years. Allison was not even Clay’s primary nurse, but says she felt an instant connection with him. Taber, from Columbus, Ga…
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Research published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests that organ donation rates in the UK could be increased if the current issues affecting declined consent are improved. At present, only 30% of the UK population are registered on the NHS Organ Donor Register (ODR). From 2003 to 2005, the overall consent rate for […]
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Imagine trying to wrap your child’s holiday presents with only your left hand when you’re right-handed. For the last five years, that’s exactly what 26-year-old Emily Fennell of Yuba City, Calif., has had to do. This year, it’s different…
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Changing the organ donation process in this country from opt-in by, say, checking a box on a driver’s license application to opt-out, which presumes someone’s willingness to donate after death unless they explicitly object while alive, would not be likely to increase the donation rate in the United States, new Johns Hopkins research suggests…
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According to new John Hopkins research, organ donation rates in the United States are not likely to increase by changing from an opt-in process, whereby individuals check a box on their driver’s license application for example, to an opt-out process, known as presumed consent, in which a person will automatically donate their organs unless they […]
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Yesterday on bmj.com two professionals debate whether doctors should encourage their patients to donate a kidney for the benefit of a stranger. Each day in the UK three individuals on the kidney transplant list die…
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