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Kidney Transplants are Cheaper Than Years of Dialysis and Lead to Longer Lives – Study States Patients are not Being Advised and by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 27 Sep 2009 10:21pm

1 Comment This is a bit disturbing and I agree with the nephrologist from Harvard that says transplants should be mandated just for the simple idea for quality of life. What is disturbing is the cost numbers cited below in reference to needing enough insured patients to offset the cost for low payments from Medicare? I truly hope this had not entered th ... Read on »

The Kidney Transplant Racket - a different point of view by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:13am Indian newspapers have been full of the Kidney Transplant Racket in the last few weeks. The common denominator for all the stories is that they have demonised the concerned doctor. Here's a typical quote. Amit Kumar, 43, is accused of running a private hospital just outside Delhi which allegedly lured or forced hundreds of poor people ... Read on »

Will you need a kidney transplant? by John A. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 09 Jan 2010 7:51am Millions of people suffer from kidney disease, but in 2007 there were just 64,606 kidney-transplant operations in the entire world. In the U.S. alone, 83,000 people wait on the official kidney-transplant list. But just 16,500 people received a kidney transplant in 2008, while almost 5,000 died waiting for one. Last year, 3,363 America ... Read on »

Kidney Transplant in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient by Matt S. Posted Thu 22 May 2008 12:00am Interesting transplant case A 35 year old man with a history of acute myelogenous leukemia, status post a bone marrow transplant from his sister eight years ago and now cured, who developed chronic kidney disease as a result of prior calcineurin inhibitor toxicity and prior XRT. His CKD has progressed over the past several years and now is a ... Read on »

Lockport Teen Getting Life Back on Track after Kidney Transplant by Donate Life Illinois .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 07 Jul 2008 7:13pm Before jumping down to the story referenced in the title, I wanted to also call attention to a couple other stories relating to organ donation. The Daily Herald ran a story this past weekend honoringorgan donor Stephen Amer, who passed away in a car crash but helped save the lives of others through his selfless decision to be a donor. In addi ... Read on »

Test for Kidney Transplant Management Cleared by FDA by MedNews Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Feb 2011 3:20pm The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has cleared a test to help manage potential organ rejection in kidney transplant patients. The test, called QMS Everoli ... Read on »

FDA clears test to help patients with kidney transplants by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Sat 12 Feb 2011 6:36am The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has cleared a test to help manage potential organ rejection in kidney transplant patients. The test, called QMS Everolimus Immunoassay, monitors the blood level of everolimus, a drug that helps prevent rejection in kidney transplants. Everolimus, marketed under the trade name Zortre ... Read on »

FDA Clears Test to Help Patients with Kidney Transplants by Medline Plus Posted Fri 11 Feb 2011 7:55pm FDA clears test to help patients with kidney transplants Test monitors level of a drug that helps prevent kidney rejection The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has cleared a test to help manage potential organ rejection in kidney transplant patients. The test, called QMS Everolimus I ... Read on »

Kidney Transplant In India Information Guide. by livertransplantindiaconsultant Posted Sun 29 Aug 2010 7:40am Kidney Transplant Complete Medical Guide to Organ donation, Organ Transplant, Multi-Organ Transplant,Kidney Transplant, Kidney Diseases, Dialysis, Kidney surgery, Kidney Stone,Liver Transplantation in India, Kidney Transplant in India. This is new section "Kidney Transplant"for the patients,who are suffering from Kidney Disorders.I hope p ... Read on »

Liver and Kidney Transplant In India Information Guide. by livertransplantindiaconsultant Posted Sun 29 Aug 2010 7:51am Patients Guide to Transplant Surgery, provides information on Liver Transplant, Kindeny Transplant. Complete Medical Guide to Organ donation, Organ Transplant, Multi-Organ Transplant, Liver Transplant,Kidney Transplant, Kidney Diseases, Dialysis, Kidney surgery, Kidney Stone, Liver Diseases, Cirrhosis,Liver Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer, Liver Failu ... Read on »