Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, study shows
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, study shows

Hindustan Times  

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. “The last decade has become a lot more safe in the operating room for living donors,” said Dr. Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at NYU Langone Health. With nearly 90,000 people on the U.S. list for a kidney transplant, finding a living donor not only shortens the yearslong wait -- those organs also tend to survive longer than ones from deceased donors. “Over time, it’s a safe operation that’s become even safer,” important for would-be donors to know, said Dr. Amit Tevar of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, who wasn’t involved in the study. But Segev said there’s a shift toward more older living donors because it’s easier to correctly predict that they won’t outlive their remaining kidney.

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Kidney Transplants from HIV-Positive Donors Lifesaving for Other HIV Patients
2 months ago

Kidney Transplants from HIV-Positive Donors Lifesaving for Other HIV Patients

India Today  

Kidney transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients are safe and effective, offering new hope to those suffering from end-stage kidney disease. The study enrolled 198 adults with HIV and end-stage kidney disease from 26 different medical centers across the United States and found that transplant outcomes between HIV-positive donors and recipients were comparable to those between HIV-negative donors and recipients, …

Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Donating a kidney is even safer now than long thought, US study shows

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — 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. “The last decade has become a lot more safe in the operating room for living donors,” said Dr. Dorry Segev, a transplant surgeon at NYU Langone Health. With nearly 90,000 people on the …

There’s a severe kidney shortage. Should donors be compensated?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

There’s a severe kidney shortage. Should donors be compensated?

NPR  

There’s a severe kidney shortage. “The kidney shortage is a solvable problem.” Perlman is executive director of Waitlist Zero, a coalition supporting newly proposed federal legislation that would create a 10-year pilot program called the End Kidney Deaths Act. Only 300 to 400 living donor kidneys come from “altruistic donors,” people who give one of their kidneys to someone they …

Miracles of kidney transplant: Benefits, procedure, everything to know for those suffering from end-stage renal disease
9 months ago

Miracles of kidney transplant: Benefits, procedure, everything to know for those suffering from end-stage renal disease

Hindustan Times  

A kidney transplant means taking a healthy kidney from a donor and placing it into one whose kidneys are not functioning properly where donated kidneys can be sourced from either living individuals or deceased organ donors. Miracles of kidney transplant: Benefits, procedure, everything to know for those suffering from end-stage renal disease In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Puneet …

Expert calls for more awareness on organ donation to save lives of kidney patients
9 months, 1 week ago

Expert calls for more awareness on organ donation to save lives of kidney patients

The Hindu  

On World Kidney Day on March 14, medical experts have noted that more awareness needs to be brought among people about the importance of organ donation. Andhra Pradesh has more than 2,000 kidney patients, constituting 90% of the total patients waiting for an organ transplant in the State,” said K. Rambabu, State coordinator of the Andhra Pradesh government’s Jeevandan project. …

Bringing Deceased Organ Donations on Par With Live Donations is Modi Govt’s Top Priority Now
1 year, 3 months ago

Bringing Deceased Organ Donations on Par With Live Donations is Modi Govt’s Top Priority Now

News 18  

Deceased organ donation, including those of nearly 1.5 lakh road accident victims annually, and lung donations, the need for which has gone up after Covid-19 — this is a big focus of the 15-days ‘Seva Pakhvada’ starting September 17 on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. A deceased donor can be of any age and can donate all vital organs namely …

Organ shortage continues to cost lives
1 year, 4 months ago

Organ shortage continues to cost lives

The Hindu  

With a waiting list of over three lakh patients and at least 20 persons dying each day waiting for an organ, India’s paucity of organ donations, especially deceased donations, has been exacting a steep toll. Vivek Kute, secretary, Indian Society of Organ Transplants, said that India’s deceased organ donation rate has been under one donor per million population for a …

Less than 5% Kidney failure Patients get ‘life saving’ intervention like transplant*
1 year, 8 months ago

Less than 5% Kidney failure Patients get ‘life saving’ intervention like transplant*

Hindustan Times  

It is estimated that nearly 10 per cent of the population of India suffers from Chronic Kidney Disease **, which is emerging as a very common non-communicable disease in India. As the kidney damage progresses towards complete kidney failure, the patient will be initially kept on dialysis followed by transplantation. India has around 2 lakh patients requiring kidney transplantation each …

Record number of people donated their organs after death last year
1 year, 11 months ago

Record number of people donated their organs after death last year

NL Times  

The number of people who donated their organs after death rose to 285 in 2022. As a result, so many life-saving transplantations can be done.” According to Haase, the quality of donated organs has improved thanks to innovations, so even more patients could be helped. Despite the high transplant numbers, the waiting list for a kidney transplant became somewhat longer. …

World Heart Day: Doctors urge people to donate organs, highlight shortage
2 years, 2 months ago

World Heart Day: Doctors urge people to donate organs, highlight shortage

Firstpost  

As per National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, five lakh people in India need organ donation every year, which is why, there is an urgent need to increase organ donation within the country to save as many lives as possible New Delhi: Almost five lakh Indians face organ failure every year with only 2-3 per cent receiving life-saving transplant, according …

US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more
2 years, 3 months ago

US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Too often potentially usable organs …

Pediatric kidney transplant patients fare better when organ is from live donor: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Pediatric kidney transplant patients fare better when organ is from live donor: Study

Hindustan Times  

A new UC Davis Health study has found that paediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors compared to deceased donors. Pediatric kidney transplant patients fare better when organ is from live donor The study reviewed data from the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network database from January 1, 2001 to Sept. …

Woman who gave kidney to friend urges more people to consider becoming donors
2 years, 9 months ago

Woman who gave kidney to friend urges more people to consider becoming donors

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “When I went to dialysis with him, I could see that people were seriously …

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