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Mortality Risk Dropped for Living Kidney Donors Over the Past Decade

Deaths more common in male donors and those with history of hypertension

Aug 28, 2024
A photo of surgeons performing a laparoscopic kidney removal from a living related donor.
Do People Buy Into Hospital-at-Home Care?; Nicotine Pouch Use

Also in TTHealthWatch: preventing kidney transplant rejection

Jul 13, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
What Cognitive Tests Show; Pig Kidney Recipient Dies; Human Plague Case Reported

Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

Jul 10, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Medicare's Financial Incentives Still Falling Flat for Home Dialysis Uptake

Kidney transplants did not increase either

Jul 02, 2024
 A photo of a woman preparing her husband for home dialysis.
Woman Is Back on Dialysis After Doctors Remove Transplanted Pig Kidney

Patient was the second person to receive a kidney from a gene-edited pig

May 31, 2024
A photo of Lisa Pisano looking at photos of her dog after her surgeries at NYU Langone Health.
Monoclonal Antibody May Benefit Patients With Kidney Transplant Rejection

But results were not fully durable after treatment cessation

May 28, 2024
 A computer rendering of antibodies in the blood.
Outcomes OK With Transplant of Previously Dialyzed Kidneys

Risk for delayed graft function higher, but other endpoints no different

May 23, 2024
A photo of surgeons preparing a kidney for transplant.
Pig-Kidney Recipient Dies; Colon Cancers Surge in Teens; CRISPR Fails to Cure HIV

Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff

May 13, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

Apr 24, 2024
Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.
First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipient

Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

Mar 21, 2024
 A photo of surgeons performing the pig kidney transplant.
Opinion
Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes?

Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed

Feb 22, 2024
A photo of surgeons preparing a donor kidney for transplantation
Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant

Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians

Feb 13, 2024
A photo of surgeons performing a kidney transplant.
Two-Week Prophylaxis May Prevent Hep C After Kidney Transplant

Direct-acting antiviral prophylaxis worked in all 10 cases in pilot trial

Dec 01, 2023
A photo of a surgeon holding a kidney from a living donor prior to surgery.
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant

Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients

Nov 07, 2023
Kidney Week over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.
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