Kidney Transplants Prove to be a Costly Mistake
Kidney transplants carried out at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital proved to be a tragic mistake for the two recipients who had hoped for a fresh lease on life.
Kidney transplants carried out at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital proved to be a tragic mistake for the two recipients who had hoped for a fresh lease on life.
As luck and grace would have it, a perfect donor match was found in Stuart Kilgannon and the transplant surgery is now planned for January 2012 .
Leanne said: "I don't think Stuart realized that someone who is alive could donate a kidney. He knew I was poorly but not how poorly because I don't advertise it. When he realized, he offered to be tested straight away. I will be eternally grateful. I will be able to get on with my life and plan a family. I’m one of the lucky ones. Some people have been on the waiting list for 10 years."
Kidney Transplants Less Likely to be Given to Aboriginal Children
An article in CMAJ has found that aboriginal children with kidney failure were less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared to white children.
An article in CMAJ has found that aboriginal children with kidney failure were less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared to white children.
Bristol-Myers' Kidney Transplant Drug Nulojix Receives FDA Green Signal
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers' Nulojix, which is a drug that prevents organ rejection in kidney transplant patients.
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers' Nulojix, which is a drug that prevents organ rejection in kidney transplant patients.
