Living donor kidneys are considered the best quality organs. In the attempt to expand the donor pool, the donor's age, sex and body mass index (BMI) might be considered as potential determinants of the kidney transplant outcomes, and thus guide recipient selection. We aimed to investigate the...
This is common for people whose bodies have become sensitized due to previous transplants. Through community outreach, Matt’s story inspired over 80 people to sign up as potential living kidney donors. Matt’s wish for a donor came true when his schoolteacher was identified as a perfect ...
BACKGROUND: Currently, many transplantation centers do not follow former living kidney donors on a long-term basis. Several potential barriers have been identified to provide this follow-up of former living kidney donors, including concerns that donor insurance will not reimburse transplantation centers...
This book was written for kidney disease patients hoping to find a living kidney donor for their much-needed kidney transplant. If you're a transplant hopeful looking for tools to help you share their story and educate others about your need - look no fu
By the time I got this kidney back to my center, brought a patient in, and prepared them for transplant, it would be the middle of the night and almost 30 hours after the kidney was removed from the donor. It would be so easy to just decline. Some other surgeon looked at the kidney...
Adult stem cells- Adult stem cells can be found in infants, children and adults. They reside in already developed tissues such as those of the heart, brain and kidney. They usually give rise to cells within their resident organs. Induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC)- These stem cells are ...
Adult stem cells- Adult stem cells can be found in infants, children and adults. They reside in already developed tissues such as those of the heart, brain and kidney. They usually give rise to cells within their resident organs. Induced pluripotent stem cells (IPSC)- These stem cells are ...
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.
Clinical manager Barbara Miller knows how challenging the search for a transplant is for her patients. Eventually, she became a kidney donor herself.
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