News tagged with kidney pancreas transplant
Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients
Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Japan paves way for first child organ transplant
Japan prepared on Tuesday to undertake its first organ transplant from the body of a child aged under 15, made possible by a legal amendment aiming to save the lives of many children.
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Diabetics are not benefiting from advances in kidney care
Despite significant advances in kidney care over the past 20 years, efforts to improve therapy for type 1 diabetes patients with kidney dysfunction remain unsuccessful, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2011 |
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New diabetes treatments aim for never-ending honeymoon
Type 1 diabetes worsens over time – but like most marriages, it starts with a honeymoon. In type 1 diabetes the honeymoon follows diagnosis. The disease is caused by the loss of insulin-secreting beta ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Woman can speak again after voice box transplant
(AP) -- A woman is able to speak again after she had a rare operation to replace her voice box, her doctors said.
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Apple shares fall 2 pct with Jobs on medical leave
(AP) -- Shares of Apple Inc. fell modestly Tuesday following the company's disclosure that Steve Jobs, the CEO who transformed the niche computer maker into the most-envied consumer-electronics brand today, ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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First kidney paired donor transplants performed
Kathy Niedzwiecki of Pelham, NH, and Ken Crowder of St. Louis are experiencing renewed life and health thanks to the generosity of two living kidney donors.
Dec 10, 2010 |
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Researchers engineer miniature human livers in the lab
Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have reached an early, but important, milestone in the quest to grow replacement livers in the lab. They are the first ...
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Oct 30, 2010 |
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Amoeba blamed in 2 more organ transplant deaths
(AP) -- U.S. health officials say two Arizona organ transplant recipients died of an infection from a microscopic parasite they got from their organ donor.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Stem-cell experiment on pigs seen as step forward in repairing heart damage
A medical research team led by University of Miami doctors injected stem cells into the hearts of pigs that had been damaged by heart attacks. Within two months, the doctors said, the stem cells made the pigs' hearts good ...
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Transplant drug two-year study outcomes show superior kidney function
Two-year results from phase III clinical trials show the experimental immunosuppressive drug belatacept can better preserve kidney function in kidney transplant recipients while preventing graft rejection when compared with ...
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May 03, 2010 |
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