In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it cam
The scientific RE are complemented with clinical trials providing scientific evidence, but inexcusably need adequate statistical analysis to generate reliable clinical data that contribute to optimizing the prognosis of the transplant population. In addition, scientific RE provide valuable information on the...
How race has played a factor in kidney transplants ABC News examines the historic decision to remove race-based calculations on kidney function, and how it has helped many Black Americans, like Jazmin Evans, receive a transplant sooner.
In 1954, Joseph Murray attempted a type of kidney swap that no doctor had tried before. The surgery was a success, and the patient would go on to live with the transplanted organ thanks to one key factor: it came from his identical twin. 70 years later, nearly 100,000 kidneys ...
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
Murray used this concept to his advantage in 1954, when he accomplished the first successful kidney transplant between identical twins at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Murray's surgery was a major breakthrough, but it wasn't a solution. After all, very few people have an ...
Murray used this concept to his advantage in 1954, when he accomplished the first successful kidney transplant between identical twins at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Murray's surgery was a major breakthrough, but it wasn't a solution. After all, very few people have an ...
Patients Returning to Dialysis after Failed Kidney Transplant: How Do They Fare? A Gulf PerspectiveRenal TransplantGraft NephrectomyHemodialysis DialysisTransplant-Naive PatientsEnd Stage Renal DiseaseESRDAn increasing number of failed transplant patients returning to dialysis (FTRD) have been observed with ...
The nurse said she didn't realize the kidney was put in the sterile, semi-frozen solution because she had been on a break, with a different nurse in her place, when a surgeon made that announcement during the Aug. 10 transplant at the University of Toledo Medical Center, according to a...
Learn ways to support someone you care about living with rare kidney disease without losing yourself in the process.