Transplant

Report Suggests Paying Kidney Donors Could Increase the Number of Donors

Within the past 12 years, more than 63,000 patients in the United States have died waiting for a kidney transplant, while more than 100,000 currently remain on the transplant list. Meanwhile, the amount of living kidney donors in 2015 only reached a little over 5,000. Now, a new study from the University of Florida College of Medicine suggests offering compensation to living donors could increase the likelihood of kidney donations, which is currently prohibited. 
 

Penn Researchers Find Females More Resistant to Organ Damage Following Kidney Transplant

After receiving a kidney transplant, women may be less likely than men to experience damage to the new organ from the stopping and starting of blood flow during the procedure. This may be due to gender-specific hormones, according to a new preclinical study and an analysis of patient data published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

“Transplant 101” Recording Now Available!

The DPC Education Center held its second education call of 2016 last Wednesday on the basics of kidney transplantation. Medical professionals from the Christiana Care Transplant Center provided patients with extensive information about the transplant process, including: who can become a candidate for a kidney transplant, the steps individuals must take have their names added to the transplant list and how the transplant list works. If you were unable to listen to the call live, the recording can be found below.

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