Already sick, former patients of the failed kidney and liver transplant units face rejection and despair as they look ...

Fluid collection is a common complication after kidney transplantation. Causes of fluid collection are: lymphocele, urine leak, hematoma, and seroma. Fluid collections can be asymptomatic ...

Overall, the findings show kidney transplantation between donors and recipients with HIV was safe and noninferior to ...

It is just as safe and effective for people with HIV in need of kidney transplantation to get their organ from donors who are also HIV positive as it is from donors who are not infected with the virus ...

Medicare then covers some of the costs for the person receiving a transplant. For a kidney transplant, Medicare covers the costs for the individual donating a kidney. Doctors recommend transplants ...

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Kidney transplant recipients who used statins had a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and slight increased risk for rhabdomyolysis.

People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death from the operation than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. Whether dialysis is the best option for ...

"She [Nikki] is just the most selfless, incredible person," Ms Harper said. Ms Harper underwent a kidney transplant, sharing the three-month journey to recovery with her sister by her side.

Jonathan Calixto says he’s proud of what he gave up for his father — donating a kidney to him last year. “I immediately knew I wanted to step in, in any way I could,” Calixto said.

A LIVING DONOR WALK WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON AT U OF L HEALTH TRIGGER TRANSPLANT CENTER TO CELEBRATE KATHY HOGAN. SHE RECENTLY DONATED HER KIDNEY TO A STRANGER. AND THEN WHEN WE WERE GETTING ...

Biogen said it won Food and Drug Administration breakthrough-therapy designation for its proposed treatment for a major cause of kidney-transplant failure.