<ѻýҕl>Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplantѻýҕl> Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canadaѻýҕl> Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial Nov 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Fecal Transplants in Kidney Recipients Reduced Resistant Pathogensѻýҕl> Multidrug resistant organisms replaced by competing antibiotic-susceptible relatives Nov 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Fresh Blood Not Always the Best Blood?ѻýҕl> French study assesses red blood cell transfusions and kidney transplant outcomes Sep 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Pig-Kidney Xenotransplants Prove Successful in Two Brain-Dead Menѻýҕl> "Life-sustaining kidney function" was seen with gene-edited pig kidneys Aug 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearingѻýҕl> Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>New Antiviral Option for CMV Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Letermovir proved noninferior to standard of care in clinical trial Jun 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Diseaseѻýҕl> Race-neutral calculations for kidney function, leveling the playing field on waiting lists May 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient?ѻýҕl> Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant May 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>GLP-1 RAs Safe Months After Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Helped diabetics cut down on daily insulin dose, body weight May 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Floaters Affect Vision of Kidney Transplant Patientѻýҕl> UL97- and UL54-resistant CMV retinitis treated with multivirus-specific T-cell therapy Apr 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantationѻýҕl> A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system Apr 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant Systemѻýҕl> Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data Mar 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplantѻýҕl> Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo Mar 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilitiesѻýҕl> "Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue Feb 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Noninvasive cooling before organ removal didn't measure up for early organ function Feb 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs?ѻýҕl> Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
<ѻýҕl>After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donationѻýҕl> Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻýҕl> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.ѻýҕl> Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Doctor Donates Kidney to Patientѻýҕl> Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend Jul 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugsѻýҕl> Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine? Jun 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlistsѻýҕl> Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
<ѻýҕl>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipientsѻýҕl> The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings Mar 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Billѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Another Xeno First: Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Deceased Personѻýҕl> Kidneys produced urine, but creatinine clearance didn't recover Jan 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes?ѻýҕl> Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV Jan 06, 2022
<ѻýҕl>FDA OKs First Proteinuria Drug for IgA Nephropathyѻýҕl> Supporting trial found budesonide lowered proteinuria by 34% when added to a RAS inhibitor Dec 16, 2021
<ѻýҕl>A Look at Pig Kidneys in the Broader Transplantation Puzzleѻýҕl> Advancements across the field are accelerating in real time Nov 29, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Transplant Outcomes Improved Over Past Quarter-Centuryѻýҕl> Patient and graft survival rates have increased since 1996 Aug 18, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adultsѻýҕl> CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
<ѻýҕl>FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expandersѻýҕl> Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Doseѻýҕl> A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Meѻýҕl> Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection May 10, 2021
<ѻýҕl>NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Careѻýҕl> Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting Apr 12, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Goutѻýҕl> Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant?ѻýҕl> 15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation Feb 03, 2021
<ѻýҕl>COVID-19 Hit NYC Kidney Transplant Recipients Hardѻýҕl> Study "raises very serious concerns about the safety of transplant patients in this outbreak" Apr 24, 2020
<ѻýҕl>Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemicѻýҕl> Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020