Transplantation News

Racial disparities in living donor kidney transplants have not improved during an 11-year period, however, further study may identify strategies to improve access, according to results of a study.

Results from a recently published U.S. survey show that most adults would consider becoming a living kidney donor, and donation rates could increase with culturally competent education.

Healio has compiled a list of its most-read nephrology care news in 2023.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read transplant care news it has reported on in 2023.

Mycophenolic acid, sirolimus and steroids were associated with an increased risk for COVID-19-related hospitalization among those who underwent kidney, liver, heart or lung transplant, data from JAMA Network Open showed.

A percentage of kidney donors may develop low eGFR or albuminuria after donation, according to a recently published retrospective, population-based cohort study.

As two Black physicians, we have spent most of our careers either in labs, operating rooms or classrooms trying to improve health care and save lives through science and education.

When lives hang in the balance, trust is essential. People of color have been chronically under-represented in our nation’s organ transplant system, to the detriment of their health.

PHILADELPHIA — The incidence for a kidney stone event was lower in a cohort of individuals 1 year after donating a kidney compared to individuals who were turned down for donation, data from ASN Kidney Week showed.

PHILADELPHIA — An increase in patient education about living organ donation did not result in improvements in changing patient views of pursuing organ transplantation, according to data presented at ASN Kidney Week.