After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donation Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplant Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
Pathology Labs Making Progress on Removing Race for Kidney Function Estimates Change will increase number of Black patients eligible for kidney transplant, medication regimens Oct 11, 2022
The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate. Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
HCV-Positive Kidney Allograft Survival Just as Good at 5 Years Data provide rationale to reexamine penalty on Kidney Donor Profile Index, researchers say Aug 26, 2022
Transplant System Urgently Needs Overhaul, Experts Say UNOS CEO skewered for alleged failures in management during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Aug 04, 2022
Kids Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers Less Likely to Receive Transplant They also waited longer to be put on a waitlist Aug 02, 2022
Doctor Donates Kidney to Patient Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend Jul 22, 2022
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Seen Feasible After Kidney Transplant Study offers reassurance about anti-rejection therapy Jul 14, 2022
Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugs Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine? Jun 15, 2022
Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlists Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings Mar 07, 2022
Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
Another Xeno First: Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Deceased Person Kidneys produced urine, but creatinine clearance didn't recover Jan 20, 2022
Some Kidney Transplant Patients Respond to Fourth COVID Vax Dose Recommended extra dose spurred adequate antibody response in half Jan 10, 2022
Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes? Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV Jan 06, 2022
FDA OKs First Proteinuria Drug for IgA Nephropathy Supporting trial found budesonide lowered proteinuria by 34% when added to a RAS inhibitor Dec 16, 2021
A Look at Pig Kidneys in the Broader Transplantation Puzzle Advancements across the field are accelerating in real time Nov 29, 2021
First Drug Approved for Refractory Post-Transplant CMV Maribavir (Livtencity) okayed for patients ages 12 and up, with or without genotypic resistance Nov 24, 2021
Two Doses of mRNA COVID Vax Not Enough for the Immunosuppressed Largest study yet supports extra doses for these patients Nov 02, 2021
Donor Kidneys Further Out of Reach for Kids Regardless of Race Did 2014's kidney allocation changes have unintentional consequences? Oct 20, 2021
Seniors and Boosters; New Theory on TB Spread; Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Oct 20, 2021
FDA Panel: Thumbs Up for Oral Antiviral for Post-Transplant CMV Maribavir recommended for resistant or refractory patients Oct 08, 2021
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Improved Over Past Quarter-Century Patient and graft survival rates have increased since 1996 Aug 18, 2021
CDC Panel Backs Third COVID Shot for the Immunocompromised The ACIP recommends additional dose in moderately to severely immunocompromised people only Aug 13, 2021
FDA Authorizes COVID Booster Shots for Certain Populations Solid-organ transplant recipients should get a third mRNA dose, but not everybody, agency says Aug 13, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
Case Mounts for COVID Vaccine Boosters in Kidney Transplant Recipients About half were able to build antibodies after a third mRNA dose Jul 23, 2021
FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist Jul 09, 2021
Third Dose Boosts Post-Transplant COVID Vaccine Immunity Largest study to date shows most, not all, patients get protection Jun 23, 2021
Testing Third Doses of COVID Vaccine in Transplant Patients New study offers hope for protecting this vulnerable population from COVID-19 Jun 14, 2021
Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Me Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection May 10, 2021
After the Pandemic: Organ Transplants Bounce Back Amid Lingering Questions COVID concerns add to the usual risk calculus of listed patients, says Minnow Walsh May 09, 2021
Lawmakers Lambast Organ Procurement Lobbyists House subcommittee members accuse industry of lavish spending, thwarting government oversight May 05, 2021
NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Care Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting Apr 12, 2021
Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
'Do Not Assume You're Immune Just Because You Were Vaccinated' Pandemic guidance for the immunosuppressed transplant patient Mar 31, 2021 video
'It's Kind of a Catch-22': Immunosuppression and COVID-19 Vaccines Marty Makary, MD, speaks with Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, on implications of his real-world study Mar 23, 2021 video
