A woman who had a life-saving kidney transplant back in 1970 this week celebrates 50 years of healthy active life.Angela Dunn, now 74 and living in France, is thought to be the longest-surviving transplant* patient in the world, still leading a healthy life with the same kidney. How hard...
kidney donation from living persons has become a prominent source of organs for those who need kidneys — most of whom are surviving on dialysis, by the way, at a very high cost and often with a quality of life that they don't find particularly easy to accept...
Imagine that your loved one is dying of kidney failure and they are in dyer need of a new kidney. There is a person who just passed away from an unknown reason, who meets the qualifications of being a match to your family member. The only thing stopping the process of the organ ...
Given that serum creatinine levels in atorvastatin treated animals with muscular toxicity were significantly higher than in animals without it (data not shown), the higher incidence of muscular toxicity due to atorvastatin treatment could be related to kidney failure. In addition, NCX 6560 also ...
What dose the supply and demand for human kidneys looks like? If a market in kidneys were legal, who would get them? How does a law prohibiting kidney sale affect the quantity of kidney transplants or What are the benefits of paying down the national debt? What might be...
They must pass blood tests and have a comprehensive physical exam to make sure they are healthy, with no underlying conditions like kidney disease or a heart murmur. Let’s talk a bit more about sedation for cats. It may sound a little intimidating but don’t worry. Sedation and anesthesia...