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PTLD Up for Seronegative Recipients of Epstein-Barr Virus-Seropositive Donor Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-seronegative recipients of EBV-seropositive donor (EBV D+/R−) kidneys have an increased risk for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (...
Longest Pig Organ Transplant Survivor Passes 60 Days With New Kidney
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – An Alabama woman has become the longest-living recipient of a pig organ transplant, passing 60 days with a gene-edited kidney and showing no signs of slowing down. "I'm...
U.S. Woman Living Healthy With Kidney Sourced From Pig
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – A 53-year-old woman from Alabama has a new lease on life after receiving a gene-edited kidney obtained from a pig, living healthily with the new organ for over a month, her...
People With HIV Can Now Receive Livers, Kidneys From HIV-Positive Donors
TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – People with HIV can now receive a potentially life-saving kidney or liver from a donor who is also infected with the virus, according to new rules announced Tuesday by the...
Kidney Transplants Safe When Donor, Recipient Both HIV-Positive
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 16, 2024 – People living with HIV who need a kidney can rest assured that outcomes are similar whether their kidney donor was also HIV-positive or not, a new study finds. One- and...
Kidney Transplant Noninferior From Donors With Versus Without HIV in HIV-Positive Recipients
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Among recipients with HIV, kidney transplantation from donors with HIV is noninferior to that from donors without HIV, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the...
Perioperative Mortality Low for Living Kidney Donors
THURSDAY, Aug. 29, 2024 – Perioperative mortality has decreased after living kidney donation, with 0.9 deaths per 10,000 during 2013 to 2022, according to a research letter published online Aug. 28...
It's Safer to Donate a Kidney Now Than at Any Time in History
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – The risk of death associated with donating a kidney is at an all-time low, a new study finds. A kidney donor’s risk – already small a decade ago – is now lower by more t...
Renal Graft Survival Similar for Toxoplasma Ab-Positive, Negative Donors
FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 – For recipients of renal transplant, graft survival is similar for Toxoplasma antibody-positive donors (TPD) and Toxoplasma-negative donors, according to a study published...
Disparities Exist in Wait-Listing for Pediatric Kidney Transplants
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Disparities in timely wait-listing among pediatric kidney transplant candidates expose some patients to greater harms from dialysis, according to a study published online...
Gut Dysbiosis Linked to Mortality for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – For solid organ transplant recipients, gut dysbiosis is associated with all-cause and cause-specific mortality, according to a study published online July 2 in Gut. J....
Digital Subtraction Angiography-Guided TDC Performance Superior
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – The performance of digital subtraction angiography (DSA)-guided tunneled dialysis catheters (TDC) is superior to that of ultrasound-guided TDC in renal replacement therapy,...
Second Recipient of Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Has Died
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – The second person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has died, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Tuesday. The 54-year-old patient, Lisa Pisano, had...
ACEi, ARB Use Linked to Lower Risk for Kidney Failure With Replacement Therapy
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – For individuals with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) or angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB) treatment is associated with a...
In a Medical First, Kidney Transplant Is Performed With Regional Anesthesia Only
MONDAY, June 24, 2024 – John Nicolas, a Chicago resident, has become the first person to receive a kidney transplant while awake, according to his doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago....