CHICAGO (January 31, 2020): Virtual antibody crossmatching is a safe and efficient way of selecting kidney transplant recipients. Two years after implementing the process, the Medical University of ...

Although brain-dead organ donors have routinely been maintained on life-support until recipients of their donor organs could be identified, UAB is now the first to publish the results of this novel ...

Kidney transplant is the gold standard for patients with end-stage renal disease, but some have antibodies against the donor organ that make it hard for them to find a match, often leaving them on the ...

Despite advances in the field of organ transplantation, industry challenges such as a shortage of viable organs for transplantation remain. It’s an unfortunate truth: the number of patients who need ...

For patients who undergo desensitization treatment to reduce or neutralize circulating donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies prior to transplantation, survival is lower than for unsensitized patients.

Hard on the heels of the so-far successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a man 2 weeks ago, surgeons announced they have transplanted two similarly modified pig kidneys into a ...

MALMÖ, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Hansa Medical AB (publ) (STO:HMED) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed the safety review of the company’s ...

Living kidney donation surgery might seem intimidating, but most donors find that the surgery is easier to handle than they expected. If your surgery is approved, our transplant team will work closely ...