Kidneys With Small Tumors Okay for Transplantation Aug 26, 2008
The biggest challenge in kidney transplantation is the shortage of donor organs, note Dr. David L. Nicol, from Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, and colleagues. Use of "marginal" kidneys from deceased donors has been one strategy employed to address this problem, but research has shown that outcomes are generally enhanced with live donor kidneys, even from genetically unrelated donors. (MEDLINEplus)
How One Kidney Donation Kept On Giving Aug 7, 2008
"The average waiting time in the U.S. is three years, and in New York it is in excess of five years," says Dr. Lloyd Ratner, director of kidney transplantation at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. When he made the decision to donate, DeGuilio started a chain of kidney swapping that resulted in saving four lives. (CBS News -- Early Show)
New kidney racket has TN footprint Aug 6, 2008
Preliminary tests for kidney transplantation were conducted in two city hospitals ... In the course of interrogation, Malakar had purportedly confessed to have taken a number of persons to Chennai in the past four years for kidney transplantation and received Rs 5,000 on each occasion. (Newindpress)
The arguments for and against Jun 14, 2008
"Today s biggest problem in kidney transplantation is the shortage of organs. Each year more patients are placed on the waiting list for a deceased donor transplant than there are available organs. Each year the waiting list gets longer. A regulated system would provide strict control and limit harm. It would include payment made by the government, allocation of kidneys [by predefined criteria] so that every candidate has an opportunity for a transplant, full donor evaluation, long-term... (Independent)
Wives swap kidneys to save hubbies Feb 11, 2008
Said to be the first ever inter-religion cross-donor kidney transplantation in the country, the double gift of life has come as a ray of hope in a country rocked by a horrific kidney racket. Harekrushna Bhanja (48) and his wife Kalpana from Orissa's Balasore ran into Mohd Sayeed and Saira from Cuttack at Manjulaben Kidney Hospital, a unit of Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata. (India Times, India)
Extreme obesity affects chances of kidney transplantation Jan 11, 2008
Led by Dr. Dorry L. Segev of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the researchers used data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to examine how obesity affects waiting times for kidney transplantation. "The results identify a potential bias in organ allocation that is not consistent with the goals of our allocation system," Dr. Segev comments. (EurekAlert!)
Rural Residents Get Fewer Organ Transplants Jan 10, 2008
They're 10% to 20% less likely to undergo heart, liver and kidney transplantation ... The study of almost 175,000 potential transplant recipients showed that those living outside metropolitan centers "were 8 percent to 15 percent less likely to be wait-listed and 10 percent to 20 percent less likely to undergo heart, liver and kidney transplantation than patients in urban environments," the report said ... "You can't just get listed easily," said Dr. Pang-Yen Fan, director of kidney... (MEDLINEplus)
Rural Residents Get Fewer Organ Transplants: Study Jan 9, 2008
They're 10% to 20% less likely to undergo heart, liver and kidney transplantation ... (SOURCES: Pang-Yen Fan, M.D., director of kidney transplantation, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester; John Fung, M.D., director of transplant services, Cleveland Clinic; Jan. 9/16, 2008, Journal of the American Medical Association) ... The study of almost 175,000 potential transplant recipients showed that those living outside metropolitan centers "were 8 percent to 15 percent less... (Health-Finder)
Andhra CM to sign digitally in medical emergencies Dec 17, 2007
Medical emergency must be attended to immediately as many patients come with diseases reaching advanced stages that require heart surgeries, kidney transplantation etc, he feels. This move of the chief minister is backed by a strong system. (Business Standard)
Bangalore kidney smuggler caught Sep 3, 2007
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police on Saturday arrested Nagaraj, who was behind a kidney transplantation racket that was busted by the Nelamangala police on August 13 ... The police said Nagaraj had arranged four donors, and kidney transplantations had taken place at Kempe Gowda, Manipal and KR hospitals. (India Times, India)
Novel MS Drug Shows Promise In Two Lethal Leukemias Aug 29, 2007
Presently, fingolimod is in advanced clinical-trials testing for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, and to prevent organ rejection following kidney transplantation. This novel agent represents a promising new strategy for treating CML that is resistant to imatinib and related targeted agents, says coauthor Guido Marcucci, associate professor of internal medicine and an oncologist who specializes in leukemia drug development at Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research... (Science Daily)
UCLA Program Aims to Revolutionize Kidney Transplants Aug 11, 2007
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New and innovative programs to obtain donor organs have the potential to revolutionize kidney transplantation ... UCLA has been among the pioneers in the field of kidney transplantation, and consistently ranks among the top five centers nationally. (PR Newswire)
Chinese seek answers in organ scandal Apr 22, 2007
At the kidney transplantation center at a hospital affiliated with the school, Meng and Wu meet an unidentified man puffing on a cigarette, who says he had a kidney transplanted there seven years ago from an executed prisoner. "How do I know? It's an unspoken truth here," he says. (USA Today)
Breakthrough In Understanding Type-2 Diabetes As Key Genes Identified Feb 14, 2007
The most important genes associated with a risk of developing type-2 diabetes have been identified, scientists report in a new study. The researchers looked for mutations in the building blocks, called nucleotides, of DNA. They examined over 392,000 of these mutations to find the ones specific to type-2 diabetes. (Science Daily)
Graft and Host, Together Forever Jan 15, 2007
He developed new techniques for transplant surgery, helped to make kidney transplantation viable and was one of the first researchers to try xenografts--in the 1960s he placed baboon kidneys in six patients. (None of the transplants lasted long.). (Scientific American)
How To Cut Kidney Transplantation Waiting List Death Rates By One-Third, Dramatically Reduce Instances of Discarded Organs Jan 5, 2007
The paper, Recipient Choice Can Address the Efficiency-Equity Trade-Off in Kidney Transplantation: A Mechanism Design Model, was co-written by Zenios with Xuanming Su at Berkeley s Haas School of Business ... As an O.R. practitioner, I m fascinated by efficiency gains, and the current national kidney transplantation waiting list is a system that cries out for optimization, says Professor Zenios ... -- Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a... (Science Daily)
Twin surgeons fulfill promise Jan 1, 2007
Their stint in Kabul, operating under extraordinary conditions, was the first time they worked together as surgeons, said Vance Moss, a board-certified urologist who wants to specialize in kidney transplantation. His brother Vince specializes in cardiothoracic surgery and is starting a practice in New Jersey. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Artificial Cornea Offers Better Results For Infants, Some Blind Patients Dec 27, 2006
Infants and adults who are blind due to a cloudy or damaged cornea are seeing some remarkable results thanks to a new version of an artificial implant that takes the place of the cornea, the clear covering of the eye that serves as our window on the world. The results of operations involving the first infants and children in the world to receive the device, performed by physicians at the University of Rochester Eye Institute and a colleague at Johns Hopkins University, were announced at the... (Science Daily)
Unfinished medical business Dec 3, 2006
Merger advocates say Kaleida Health and ECMC provide many similar services, including kidney transplantation, that might benefit from consolidation. But they also say differences between the organizations will make an agreement difficult to reach. (Buffalo News -- National)
Dual-Acting Topical Gel May Stop Acne Breakouts Nov 30, 2006
University of Cincinnati (UC) dermatologists are testing a new topical gel designed to reduce abnormal clogging of the pores while simultaneously fighting off certain bacterial infections linked to severe acne development. Pranav Sheth, MD, examines a patient for acne. (Science Daily)
Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin or Basiliximab for Induction Therapy? Nov 9, 2006
In this issue of the Journal, Brennan et al.1 compare the safety and efficacy of two induction therapies commonly used in kidney transplantation: rabbit antithymocyte globulin and basiliximab. Induction refers to the administration of an intensive immunosuppressive regimen during the perioperative period. (New England Journal of Medicine)
American Research Finds Twins More Likely To Have Premature Menopause Oct 27, 2006
Twins are more likely to have a premature menopause than other women, according to research published on line today (Wednesday 25 October) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction[1. In a study of more than 800 Australian and UK twin pairs, lead by Dr Roger Gosden, Professor of Reproductive Biology at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, premature ovarian failure was between three and five times greater when measured at age 40 and age 45 than in... (Science Daily)
Multiple Sclerosis In Genetically Susceptible Twins Is Augmented By The Northern Environment Aug 12, 2006
Posted: August 11, 2006. A new study of twins suggests that living farther north of the equator significantly increases risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) among those with genetic susceptibility due to some environmental factor. (Science Daily)
In the Media Jul 29, 2006
July 17, 2006 Michael P. Madaio has been named section chief of the department of nephrology and kidney transplantation at Temple University Hospital and School of Medicine. July 16, 2006 Temple University sports psychologist Dr. Michael Sachs discussed French soccer captain Zinedine Zidane s head-butting incident at the World Cup finals. (Temple News, PA)
UnitedHealthcare Awards HealthONE(TM) Hospitals as 'Premium(SM)' Cardiac Centers Jul 7, 2006
With more than 80 specialties, 1,000 specialists and primary care physicians, and 1,600 employees, P/SL is the largest regional hospital featuring minimally invasive surgery for kids and adults, cardiovascular services, cancer/blood and marrow transplantation, pediatrics, maternal-fetal care, 24/7 adult and pediatric critical care, limb replantation and preservation, orthopedics, kidney transplantation, wound healing, and more. SOURCE HealthONE. (PR Newswire)
Influence of Graft Characteristics on the Outcome of Kidney Transplantation May 11, 2006
The characteristics of renal allografts before transplantation present a multifaceted puzzle that in large part predetermines the outcome of kidney transplantation. Compatibility at the major-histocompatibility-complex (MHC) loci, the age of the donor, cold-ischemia times, and nephron mass1,2 all contribute to long-term results through interacting effects involving initial damage to parenchymal or vascular cells and possible hyperfiltration. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Rituximab Treatment for Focal Glomerulosclerosis May 4, 2006
To the Editor: Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis recurs in about 30 percent of patients who undergo kidney transplantation for this condition and leads to the nephrotic syndrome and accelerated graft loss. 1 Cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, plasmapheresis, protein A immunoabsorption, and mycophenolate mofetil have been variably effective. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Strangers allowed to give organs Apr 26, 2006
The new measures will mainly affect kidney transplantation, as this has a low risk to donors who can live reasonably unaffected lives afterwards. In the last year, 1,905 kidney transplants were performed in the UK with 582 were from live donors. (BBC News -- UK)
Isotechnika signs option agreement for topical delivery technology of ISA247 Apr 25, 2006
In addition, ISA247 has successfully completed a Phase IIa trial for kidney transplantation. The Company also has an additional immunosuppressive compound in its drug pipeline, TAFA93 which is in Phase I. Isotechnika Inc. is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ISA. More information on Isotechnika can be found at. (Canada Newswire)
Twins lend their healing hands Apr 24, 2006
A board-certified urologist, he wants to specialize in kidney transplantation. His brother Vince specializes in cardio-thoracic surgery and is starting a practice in New Jersey. (Newsday -- Health)
Summary for Patients Apr 4, 2006
Twenty-Four Cases of Pneumonitis in Kidney Transplantation Recipients Receiving Sirolimus ... Kidney transplantation involves surgically implanting a donated kidney into a patient whose own kidneys have stopped working ... 24 patients from 1 French transplantation center who developed pneumonitis while taking sirolimus after kidney transplantation. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Newer Diabetic Meds Cost More, But Users Have Fewer Hospital Visits Mar 25, 2006
-- Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end-stage renal. . (Science Daily)
Seattle Heart Failure Model Is Able To Accurately Predict Survival For Patients With Heart Failure Mar 14, 2006
Posted: March 13, 2006. A new model developed at the University of Washington provides an accurate estimate of one-, two-, and three-year survival rates and average years of survival for patients with heart failure. (Science Daily)
Wife to donate kidney on Valentine's Day Feb 9, 2006
The odds of two unrelated people being a match are "probably less than 10 percent," said Wayne Waltzer, director of the Kidney Transplantation Service at Stony Brook. "This is a fortuitous situation.". (Newsday)
Overcoming inherent problems of preference-based techniques for measuring health benefits: An empirical study in the context of kidney transplantation Jan 16, 2006
Abstract (provisional). Economic valuations of health care programs often require using patients as subjects, implying that research methodology should conform to the surrounding social, cultural and ethical context. (BioMed Central)
