Altruistic Donor Sparks Longest Kidney Chain

Courtesy MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 03/11/2009 - 16:23

TOLEDO, Ohio (MedPage Today) -- One altruistic donor has sparked the longest paired-donor kidney transplantation chain to date, totaling 10 organ transplants and climbing, researchers here said.


 

More related items

Craigslist.organ donor: Kidney transplant made...
A young Florida woman desperately seeking a kidney donor turned to Craigslist as a last ditch effort to save her own life -- and she got what she was looking for.

Cancer Rates High After Organ Transplant (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients who receive solid organ transplants have a doubled cancer risk compared with the population as a whole, a large cohort study determined.

Less May Be More for Kidney Transplant Success...
(MedPage Today) -- Limiting the use of calcineurin inhibitors following kidney transplantation may improve clinical outcomes, although not all of the newer regimens are of equal value, a...

Burt's Bees - Baby Bee Buttermilk Lotion, 7 fl oz...
Baby Bee Buttermilk Lotion contains only Mother Nature's safe and gentle ingredients, and is enriched with vitamin E, Aloe Vera and Buttermilk to provide soothing and nourishing emollients...

ghd MK4 Professional Advanced Ceramic Heat-Styler, 1"
Endorsed by the world's top session stylists and hottest celebrities, the revolutionary, professional ghd MK4 original ceramic styling iron is everybody's number one must-have beauty...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
health-fitness.marc8.com