A corporate hospital, in collaboration with Cheyutha Foundation for Organ Transplants, Care for Your Kidney Foundation, and Kidney Warriors Foundation hosted an event titled ‘Celebrating Second Chances – Life with Kidney Transplant Patients’ in Hyderabad on Sunday (April 20). | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In view of the rising burden of kidney disease in India … Read more
BBC Jamie Lonsdale was delighted when Lauren Lane answered his plea on Facebook A man who made a desperate online plea for a kidney donor is now recuperating from a successful transplant after a former work colleague answered the call. Jamie Lonsdale, 36, put the appeal out on Facebook and it was spotted by Lauren … Read more
A kidney transplant was carried out successfully between the spouses of two unrelated donors at the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital in Siruvachur, Perambalur district, recently. According to an official statement from the hospital on Saturday, the procedure involved two married couples, with husbands aged 41 and 40, both suffering from end-stage renal disease … Read more
The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman’s death was not a result of the transplant. Source link
An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae. Source link
Scientists say the pilot scheme aims to make sure donated kidneys are less likely to be rejected. Source link
The procedure was hailed as a historic step as doctors tackle a widespread organ donor shortage. Source link
Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives. Source link
Buttonholing, on the other hand, involves putting needles into the same hole each time. This is safe for those with fistulas, but for those using grafts, it “has always been avoided… due to the risk of infection and graft degradation”, according to the UK Kidney Association guidelines which are used throughout the NHS. It says … Read more
Alex, who will compete in events including the giant slalom, started skiing when he was four, just one year after his transplant. Even being able to take to the slopes at all was more than parents Julie and Howard could have imagined following his birth. At three days old he was transferred to Alder Hey … Read more