Recent Renal News in Kidney Transplant

• World's longest kidney transplant chain concludes in Chicago Feb. 20 A Loyola University Medical Center patient has become the final link in the world's longest living-donor kidney transplant chain.
• Patient education classes may reduce kidney transplant disparities Feb. 17 According to a new study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, kidney failure patients who take part in an education program are more likely to get evaluated for a kidney transplant. The findings indicate that requiring a formal patient education class may help reduce inequities in kidney failure patients' access to kidney transplantation.
• Canada organ donor rates stagnate Feb. 15
• Petition to extend Medicare coverage for kidney transplant patients Feb. 7
• NEJM Perspective: Coverage limits on immunosuppression after kidney transplantation are penny wise, pound foolish Feb. 3
• New research shows antibody improves kidney transplant survival in mice Feb. 1 New research published online in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology details a new antibody, called OPN-305, that may improve survival outcomes for those receiving donated kidneys and other organs.

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Recent Health Care News in Kidney Transplant

• Nighttime surgery not a factor in survival for heart and lung transplants June 1
• China proposes death penalty for organ traffickers Feb. 24