Kidney Transplant

Women with a kidney transplant may be more likely to have a cesarean section, labor-free delivery and vaginal complications than those without a transplant, according to data from an Australia-based study.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology articles in 2024.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology transplant news stories in 2024.

Legislation that would expand eligibility for reimbursement of certain expenses related living organ donation passed the House and was introduced in the Senate, according to the website Congress.gov.

Extending the wait time between life-sustaining treatment withdrawal and circulatory death to 3 hours may boost the number of available deceased-donor kidneys for transplantation, data show.

A woman from Alabama is the latest to receive a gene-edited pig kidney in a recent xenotransplantation at NYU Langone Health, according to a university press briefing.

The journey toward a new sustainable, government-backed value-based model for kidney disease is now in year 4 with early results showing promise for the future.

Living kidney donors want lifelong follow-up care and effective health management after donation, according to research data from two large transplant programs in Canada.

CMS and HHS finalized a federal rule aimed at increasing the number of kidney transplants and addressing disparities among potential organ recipients, according to a CMS press release.

HHS adopted a final rule eliminating the requirement that patients with HIV in need of a kidney or liver transplant participate in a clinical study to receive an organ from a donor with HIV, according to an agency press release.