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Kidney & Pancreas Transplant
Kidney & Pancreas Transplant News
Global Burden of Kidney Disease High, Inequities in Care CommonBy 2030, 14.5 million people around the world will have end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), yet only 5.4 million will be treated due to economic, social and political factors. And more than 2 million people will die each year due to little or no access to hemodialysis or kidney transplantation.
Reuters Health Information, April 19, 2019
First Kidney Donor With HIV Leads Way for More TransplantsAn HIV-positive woman approached her doctor with a seemingly impossible idea -- she wanted to donate a kidney. Monday, she did, and ushered in what could be a new era in renal care for people with HIV.
New RBI for Kidney Allografts: Can It Replace Routine Tests?Dr Desai reviews a study examining the usefulness of a new renal biopsy index (1-RBI). Could it be used in place of invasive routine biopsies in deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients?
Medscape Nephrology, January 14, 2019
The Year's Top 10 Gastroenterology Articles Dr David Johnson comments on the latest recommendations and clinical studies that are reshaping how we treat some of the most common gastrointestinal disorders.
