Husband receives life-saving kidney transplant from wife
A man who was given a life-saving kidney by his wife has told of how he will "never be able to repay her" for donating the ...
Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment
Chinese researchers are reporting new steps in the quest for animal-to-human organ transplants. Researchers at Xijing ...
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Transplant surgeon: What to expect as a living kidney donor
This means a healthy kidney is removed from a donor and placed into a patient whose kidneys are not working properly. Dr. Carrie Jadlowiec, a Mayo Clinic transplant surgeon, says a living-donor ...
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GLP-1 Use After Kidney Transplant Linked to Nearly 50% Lower Graft Loss
A large cohort study finds GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to lower graft loss and mortality in kidney transplant recipients ...
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Anti-obesity drugs found to benefit kidney transplant recipients with type 2 diabetes
Kidney transplant recipients taking the medications also had a 31% reduced risk of dying within five years of their starting on the medication, compared to those who did not take the drugs. While ...