Transplant News Archive
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- Facebook Users Really 'Liked' Organ Donor Option: Study
June 18, 2013
- Transplanted Organs Don't Affect Outcomes for Trauma Victims: Study
June 14, 2013
- Babies May Benefit From Liver Transplant Advances
June 13, 2013
- More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
May 22, 2013
- HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant, Study Finds
May 17, 2013
- Almost Half of Americans Would Consider Donating Kidney to Stranger: Poll
April 25, 2013
- Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
April 24, 2013
- 'Bioengineered' Kidneys Show Promise in Rat Study
April 14, 2013
- Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients
April 11, 2013
- Rabies From Transplanted Organ Killed Recipient, CDC Says
March 15, 2013
- More U.S. Kidney Exchanges Would Allow 1,000 Additional Transplants Yearly
March 14, 2013
- Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
March 12, 2013
- Leukemia Patients Get Treatment Boost From Donors' Immune Cells
February 27, 2013
- Blacks Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplant Early On, Study Finds
January 31, 2013
- Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
January 29, 2013
- Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
January 21, 2013
- Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
January 11, 2013
- 'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
December 19, 2012
- Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
October 26, 2012
- Blood or Bone Marrow Better for Stem Cell Transplants?
October 17, 2012
- Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
October 10, 2012
- Some People OK With Monetary Payments to Boost Kidney Donation: Survey
September 27, 2012
- 'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
September 21, 2012
- 'Excellent' Survival Seen for Liver Transplant From Live Donor
September 11, 2012
- Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
August 08, 2012
- Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
August 06, 2012
- Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant
July 27, 2012
- HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study
July 26, 2012
- Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
July 25, 2012
- Teen Doing Well 2 Years After Stem Cell Windpipe Transplant
July 25, 2012
- Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful Pregnancy
June 14, 2012
- TV Anchor Robin Roberts Has Rare Bone Marrow Disorder
June 11, 2012
- More Families Seek Kidney Donations on Facebook
May 30, 2012
- Use of Smokers' Lungs for Transplant Has Pros, Cons
May 29, 2012
- U.S. Liver Transplants Declining
May 22, 2012
- First, Second Kidney Transplants Have Similar Success: Study
May 11, 2012
- T-Shirt, Gift Card Giveaways Raise Blood Drives' Success
May 08, 2012
- Vitamin D May Affect Lung Transplant Success
April 27, 2012
- Kids' Kidney Transplant Rules May Have Shrunk 'Race Gap'
April 26, 2012
- Donor Kidney Re-Used in Second Patient After Failing in First
April 25, 2012
- Age of Live Kidney Donor Makes Little Difference in Organ's Health
March 22, 2012
- Stem Cell Therapy Could Boost Kidney Transplant Success: Study
March 20, 2012
- Transplant Procedure Creates 'Hybrid' Immune System to Combat Rejection
March 07, 2012
- Kidney Donors May Not Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
March 02, 2012
- Weight-Loss Surgery Seems Safe for Kidney Disease Patients
March 01, 2012
- More Kidney Dialysis Is Better, Research Finds
February 23, 2012
- Working Too Much Can Give You the Blues
January 26, 2012
- U.S. Doctors Behind Face Transplants Give Details of Procedure
December 28, 2011
- 1st Artificial Windpipe Made With Stem Cells Seems Successful
November 24, 2011
- Babies Put on Transplant List Before Birth Get Hearts Faster
November 14, 2011
- Black Children Less Likely to Get Kidney Transplant Before Dialysis
November 10, 2011
- Study Supports Shorter Wait Time for Alcoholics Seeking Liver Transplant
November 09, 2011
- Racial Disparities Still Exist for Kidney Recipients, Study Finds
November 08, 2011
- Kidney Donation Doesn't Put Older Adults at Risk
November 03, 2011
- Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
November 01, 2011
- Black Kidney Donors More Likely to Be Related to Recipients
October 28, 2011
- Study Links New Dialysis Technology to Rise in Bleeding Risk
October 18, 2011
- As One Life Starts, Another May Be Saved
October 07, 2011
- Leukemia Survivor Credits Her Life to Tiny Blood Donors
October 07, 2011
- Stem Cell Therapy Might Help Kidney Transplant Patients
October 05, 2011
- CDC Moves to Make Organ Transplantation Safer
September 21, 2011
- Chimp Attack Victim Reveals New Face
August 11, 2011
- Densensitization Procedure Helps Hard-to-Match Kidney Recipients
July 27, 2011
- Europe's Suicides Up, Road Deaths Down After Economy Tanked
July 08, 2011
- Lab-Grown Blood Vessels Seem to Help Dialysis Patients
June 27, 2011
- Nulojix Approved to Help Thwart Kidney Rejection
June 16, 2011
- Transplant Surgery No Riskier at Night: Study
May 31, 2011
- Best Heart Transplant Outcomes Seen at High-Volume Centers
May 09, 2011
- Flu Vaccine Appears Safe After Kidney Transplant
April 28, 2011
- Girls Less Likely Than Boys to Be on Kidney Transplant List
April 27, 2011
- Kidney Transplant Patients at Risk of Narrowed Arteries
April 14, 2011
- Donor Lungs Kept Alive Outside Body
April 13, 2011
- Scarring of Transplanted Kidneys Less of a Problem Today
April 12, 2011
- New Tests Could Spot Which Kidney Patients Will Do the Worst
April 11, 2011
- Allowing Organ Donation by People With HIV Could Save Lives, Experts Say
April 01, 2011
- Quitting Smoking Cuts Cancer Risk After Liver Transplant
March 30, 2011
- High Smog Levels Might Threaten Lung Transplant Success
March 24, 2011
- HIV Infection Passed Via Donated Kidney: U.S. Report
March 17, 2011
- Kidney Transplant Patients Urged to Keep Fit to Survive
March 03, 2011
- White Patients Most Likely to Get Kidney Transplants: Study
March 03, 2011
- Study Rates Success of Corneal Transplants in Kids
March 01, 2011
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