March 2, 2021

Management and Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), those who are older and those with medical comorbidities or compromised immune systems are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. COVID-19 is caused

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March 2, 2021

SPAIN: Málaga Province Among Highest Organ Donors In All Of Spain

Málaga Province Among Highest Percentage Of Organ Donors In Spain. image: istockphotos MÁLAGA Province Among The Highest Percentage Of Organ Donors In All Of Spain Yesterday, Saturday 27, was ‘National Transplant Day’ in

February 25, 2021

Researchers discover specific blood biomarker that predicts kidney transplant rejection

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a blood biomarker that predicts kidney transplant rejection with a lead time of about eight months, which could give

February 25, 2021

INDIA: ‘Kidney transplant from recovered coronavirus patients safe’ | Ahmedabad News

AHMEDABAD: Can potential kidney donors continue with the process if they contract Covid-19 infection? What are the chances of viral infection spread in the recipient even though the donor has

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February 21, 2021

Kidney transplant pioneer, a former Grand Forks resident, dies in Twin Cities

Besides the kidney transplant when she was 15, the former Grand Forks, N.D., resident, the daughter of the late Edmund Weighter and Evelyn Ronkowski Weighter, was the first female security

February 9, 2021

Eurofins’ US Transplant Diagnostics and Cleveland Clinic Sign a Licensing Agreement to Expand Access to an Innovative, Novel Biomarker for Detecting Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo., Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eurofins Viracor, a leading infectious disease, immunology, and allergy diagnostics company focused on advancing diagnostic tests for transplant patients, announced today that it

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February 8, 2021

UAMS earns high marks for kidney, liver transplant program

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ kidney and liver transplant programs received high national rankings in biannual data released Jan. 5 by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. The SRTR

February 8, 2021

Long-term outcomes during 37 years of pediatric kidney transplantation: a cohort study comparing ethnic groups

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate short- and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation over 37 years in a national referral center and compare outcomes between Israeli Jewish and Arab children. METHODS:

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February 6, 2021

Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant?

Long-range post-kidney transplant corticosteroids may not be necessary for most patients, researchers reported. In new long-term data (median 15.8 years) on 191 patients who withdrew from corticosteroids 7 days after undergoing

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February 4, 2021

(AUDIO) This Kidney Transplant Recipient Got Vaccinated in Orlando Yesterday in Push to Get Shots to Extremely Vulnerable Patients – Central Florida News

AdventHealth in Central Florida vaccinated some 500 patients who are considered extremely vulnerable to COVID-19 against the virus yesterday. The hospital had received a limited supply of doses from the

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