For a person diagnosed with kidney failure, a transplant gives a new lease of life. However, a study published in the Bhutan Health Journal reveals that many kidney transplant recipients in the ...

The Ministry of Health announced the move on Wednesday. It specifically halts kidney transplant procedures at the facility. The suspension will likely affect patients awaiting kidney transplants ...

Dr. Robert Montgomery, who performed the transplant, said removal of the kidney — also called an "explant" — is not a step backward in the field of xenotransplantation (the use of animal ...

In the coming weeks, Carilion Clinic will learn whether it has the go-ahead from the state to launch a kidney transplant program at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, a plan UVA Health has publicly ...

Scottsdale Councilman Barry Graham faces an independent ethics investigation over claims he overstepped his authority. A resident filed a complaint claiming Graham directed city staff to delay ...

dialysis and kidney transplantation. Usually, a healthcare provider discusses these options when diabetic kidney disease reaches stage 4. Dialysis is usually recommended when around 90 percent of ...

Rebecca P. Winsett, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. Judy C. Martin, PhD, APRN, Associate Professor, College of ...

My husband had cancer and needed a liver transplant. Both coordinators for ... have to go back - no other hospital wants to clean up Mayo Clinic’s mess. I pray for them. They need it.

Transplant immunology is the study of the immune response that occurs when an organ or tissue is moved (grafted) from one individual to another. A major problem following transplantation is that ...