Kidney Transplantation

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Background information on Kidney Transplantation

Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end-stage renal failure. The main types are deceased and living donor transplant. In the former, the kidney originates from a deceased person. In the latter, the kidney is being donated by a living organ donor.
News Articles on Kidney Transplantation



Beggars spin stories to lure gullible people  -  05 Apr 2008
GreaterKashmir.com (press release),A senior official of Radio Kashmir Srinagar caught one such beggar for extorting money from people on the pretext of “undergoing kidney transplantation� at

Philippines to ban commercial sales of kidneys to foreigners  -  Mar 31, 2008
Xinhua,A new policy declares kidney transplantation is not part of medical tourism in the country. However, foreign patients are still allowed to go to the

Filipino kidneys cheapest in world black market, says NGO  -  Mar 31, 2008
Inquirer.net,...revoke the revised national policy on kidney transplantation and craft a new one that will protect Filipinos from illegal organ harvesting syndicates.

Transplantation ordinance discourages kidney donors  -  Mar 26, 2008
The Post,Kidney failure leaves a patient with two choices: regular dialysis or kidney transplantation. Dialysis requires a lot of money Rs 50000 per month and the

Inter-religion kidney transplant: Bhanj succumbs at Kolkata hospital  -  Apr 1, 2008
Newindpress,BALASORE: Harekrushna Bhanj (48) of Soro area in Balasore district, who had recently undergone kidney transplantation at a Kolkata hospital, succumbed in

DoH to pursue efficient kidney extraction from deceased  -  Mar 27, 2008
Inquirer.net,...order which establishes the national policy on kidney transplantation and creates the Philippine Board for Organ Donation and Transplantation (PBODT).

Ray of hope for kidney patients  -  Mar 16, 2008
Times of India,KOLKATA: Cadaver kidney transplantation from the brain dead could soon take place in Kolkata. A team of city nephrologists has formed the Organ

OxThera: Pivotal study is being conducted with Oxabactâ„¢ for the ...  -  Apr 3, 2008
Business Wire (press release),For majority of patients the only real option today is a combined liver-kidney transplantation which is available to a very limited number of patients

'Policy on kidney transplantation in the offing'  -  Mar 6, 2008
Gorkhapatra,Minister Pokharel said that kidney transplantation would not be a problem for the country, if the nation had necessary manpower needed for the service.

Kidney transplantation scam: Dr Upendra to be produced before ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
The Cheers,Ambala, Mar 7 (ANI): Dr. Upendra Aggarwal, one of the key accused arrested in the kidney transplant racket, will be produced before a special Central Bureau

Kidney transplant waiting lists lengthen  -  Mar 13, 2008
ic Wales,And he said there were “reasons to be optimistic� about kidney transplantation, with a new unit to be built in Cardiff and plans to expand living donation.

More foreigners seen to benefit from new DOH policy on kidney donation  -  Mar 27, 2008
ABS CBN News,...program director of the University of the Philippines (UP) Bioethics Program, said that while the new policy says that “kidney transplantation is not

ORGAN DONATION: CITY EXPERT CALL FOR DEBATE  -  Mar 29, 2008
This is Nottingham,Blood group incompatible kidney transplantation can take place after removal of specific antibodies in the recipients. Current results are encouraging and

World Kidney Day  -  Mar 14, 2008
The Post,Corrupt elements involved in the business of kidney transplantation have added to the miseries of the people affected by a kidney disease.

NIH Grant to Emory and Pediatric Partners Aims to Improve Kidney ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,..."The good news is that outcomes in kidney transplantation have become much more successful in the last couple of decades," says Barry Warshaw, MD,

Prof Rizvi decries violation of anti-organ trade law  -  Mar 24, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),He said Dr Al-Mousvi told him that two other patients belonging to Kuwait are awaiting for illegal kidney transplantation in Pakistan.

World Kidney Day...  -  Mar 13, 2008
The Statesman,As a patient, who underwent kidney transplantation surgery, the first author had been efforts to make the total process of unrelated organ donation to move

Avera Medical Minute: National Kidney Month Live 03/20/08  -  Mar 21, 2008
KSFY,By Video KSFY An estimated 26 million Americans are living with kidney failure, kidney transplantation is still the best available treatment for it.

Philippines suspends kidney transplants to foreigners  -  Mar 31, 2008
英文中國郵報,..."Kidney transplantation is not part of medical tourism." The country's vascular transplant surgeons are observing a "moratorium" on kidney transplants to

Hicksville Family Celebrates Milestone Year  -  Mar 28, 2008
Hicksville Illustrated News,If the kidneys fail, dialysis to remove waste products and extra fluid from the blood, or kidney transplantation, may become necessary.

Early detection is the practical solution  -  Mar 13, 2008
Newindpress,Although kidney transplantation is successfully carried out in the country now, the unavailability of kidneys for transplantation has become a major problem

Singing nun raises money for Nepal (+video)  -  Mar 30, 2008
New Zealand Herald,Dolma wants to set up a kidney transplantation hospital in Kathmandu in the memory of her mother, who died of kidney problems. With audiences across Europe,

World Kidney Day  -  Mar 17, 2008
The News - International,The patient can be kept alive either by kidney transplantation, haemodialysis through machine thrice a week or peritoneal dialysis.

YOUR KIDNEYS: MASTER CHEMISTS OF THE BODY  -  Mar 13, 2008
Star of Mysore,Sometimes, chronic kidney disease may progress to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation. Treating high blood pressure with special

Nigeria: Cost of Kidney Disease Treatment Rising -FG  -  Mar 14, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Speaking on some of the ministry's limitations, she said "we are still lagging in the area of effective kidney transplantation, which is partly due to

Providence Health Care Celebrates Dialysis Unit Upgrade and 1500th ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Market Wire (press release)Since doctors completed the Program's first kidney transplant in 1986, Providence has grown into a national leader in kidney transplantation and was the

SKMC celebrates the World Kidney Day on the 14th of March 2008 in ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
AME Info (press release),He said 'the Renal Program comprises the Renal Dialysis Units, the Nephrology Clinics and recently launched Kidney Transplantation Program noting that two

Amazing Kidneys at Risk! - Support Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),To sustain life at this stage, dialysis or kidney transplantation is required. What are the warning Signs of CKD? - High blood pressure (hypertension)

2cr suffer from kidney diseases  -  Mar 8, 2008
The Daily Star,Prof Firoz Khan said all treatment facilities, including dialysis and kidney transplantation, are available in the country. Describing the kidney disease a

ProtAffin AG receives research grant  -  Apr 2, 2008
PharmaLive.com (press release),PA401 is in pre-clinical development at ProtAffin for the treatment of ischemia/reperfusion injury in the setting of kidney transplantation.

ED begins money laundering probe against Dr Amit Kumar  -  Mar 12, 2008
Zee News,The CBI also wants to know the name of the patients from Turkey and Greece who had come for kidney transplantation to Kumar and the mode of payment by them.

Avera Medical Minute: History Making Donation  -  Mar 25, 2008
KSFY,Cliff Nock, his wife Joyce and their daughter Joy Wolff talk about how kidney transplantation changed their lives. By Nancy Naeve Diabetes is the number one

Media Advisory: Providence Celebrates 1500th Kidney Transplant and ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Since doctors completed the Program's first kidney transplant in 1986, Providence has grown into a national leader in kidney transplantation.

Diabetes Is The Leading Risk Factor For Kidney Disease  -  Mar 14, 2008
News Locale,...middle-income countries are the hardest hit by kidney disease as they have no recourses to provide adequate care in the form of kidney transplantation.

ASN members visit Capitol Hill to promote World Kidney Day and CKD ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),...failure and require ongoing, expensive, and life-altering treatments – such as frequent dialysis treatments or kidney transplantation – to stay alive.

IMA trashes kidney theft slur  -  Mar 13, 2008
Calcutta Telegraph,...“Though some city hospitals conduct kidney transplantation, this hospital conducts only dialysis,� said Singh. BK Jha of the Shyam Hospital said: “The

THINKING OF BEING A DONOR?  -  Mar 27, 2008
This is Nottingham,Living kidney transplantation is overwhelmingly successful with 90-95% of live donated kidneys working well at one year. The success rate for kidneys from

UPMC taps interim transplant chief  -  Mar 20, 2008
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,He completed a general surgical residency at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas and a surgical fellowship in kidney transplantation at the Mayo Clinic.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center release  -  Mar 20, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,Dr. Marsh completed his general surgical residency at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas in 1984 and later a surgical fellowship in kidney transplantation at the

Matching threats of renal disease  -  Mar 14, 2008
AfricaNews,There could also be the possiblilty of a dialysis or kidney transplantation. Each of these options is very limited, medically expensive and unaffordable.

National charity relaunched at Parliament  -  Mar 11, 2008
Scoop.co.nz,Supporting kidney transplantation, including help to remove the barriers to living kidney donation through the reimbursement of donor expenses and fair

[Quick Look]  -  Mar 17, 2008
Ceylon Daily News,HGR Jayakody a father of two of 6 Miles Post Moragoda Talawa is suffering from a kidney disease and has been recommended an urgent kidney transplantation

CBI sends letters rogatory to three countries  -  Mar 17, 2008
Zee News,The CBI wants to know the name of the patients from Turkey and Greece who had come for kidney transplantation to Kumar and the mode of payment by them,

‘Rs 7.5bn assistance given to skilled labour every year’  -  Mar 9, 2008
Daily Times,...while 10000 needy people have been provided treatment facilities for cancer, heart disease, kidney transplantation and neurosurgery.

DNA lab opens with updated equipment  -  Mar 18, 2008
StarPhoenix,Lab -- the only lab of its kind in Saskatchewan -- officially opened Monday and is named for the late Baltzan, a pioneer of kidney transplantation.

Man-Made Enzymes Hold Vast Potential  -  Mar 25, 2008
UC Los Angeles,Dr. Gabriel Danovitch, medical director of UCLA’s kidney transplantation program, was interviewed Saturday for a KABC-Channel 7 special about organ donation

An organization, Life Sharers, raises ethical questions about ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,...surgery professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and surgical director of kidney transplantation at University Hospitals.



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