Thousands of patients on the list die each year, and thousands more come off the list because their health has worsened to ...

At any given time, about 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to become kidney transplant recipients. Roughly one-fifth of ...

The Ministry of Health has suspended kidney transplant services at Mediheal Hospital and redirected patients to eight other licensed facilities, including Kenyatta National Hospital and Moi ...

Extraperitoneal placement of the renal graft into iliac fossa. A, The incision is depicted for the right side of the abdomen; B the graft is implanted with the iliac vessels exposed. Common ...

You might also experience difficulty concentrating, muscle cramps, or dry, itchy skin ... CKD can progress to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or a transplant. Regular checkups, managing ...

In current clinical practice, immune reactivity of kidney transplant recipients is estimated by monitoring the levels of immunosuppressive drugs, and by functional and/or histological evaluation ...

Women, older people and the socially deprived are less likely to be placed on the waiting list for a kidney transplant compared to other patients, researchers have claimed. A study focusing on ...

Quinn Brammer, a 16-year-old heart transplant recipient, shared his journey to highlight the importance of organ donation. Quinn, a high school wrestler and avid gamer, has faced health challenges ...

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 ...

“It’s been a goal of the field for decades, and it’s really proven very elusive,” said Dr. Dixon Kaufman, medical director of the UW Health Transplant Center. Among 20 patients who got the kidney and ...

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has suspended kidney transplant services at Mediheal Group of Hospitals. The move comes amid reports of suspicious kidney transplants to Israeli patients at the ...

A pinched nerve occurs when there is pressure or force on an area of a nerve, causing it to send pain signals to the brain. Most cases are mild, and a person can often treat them at home. In this ...