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A woman who received Japan's first bone marrow transplant 35 years ago has told how it gave her a second chance at life. She was speaking as the 40th anniversary …

1 Introduction Kidney transplantation is among the most effective treatments for end-stage kidney diseases compared with conventional therapies. Kidney transplantation was first introduced in the 1950s (Meena et al., 2021), and …

Left to right: Ardis Doorenbos (UIC), Stephen Green (Rush), Mark Lockwood (UIC), Lisa Tussing Humphreys (UIC), Beatriz Peñalbel Bernabe (UIC). (Photo by Jenny Fontaine/University of Illinois at Chicago) An interdisciplinary …

A woman who underwent Japan's first bone marrow transplant 35 years ago said the operation gave her a second chance at life. She was speaking at a ceremony at St …

Beaumont Hospital has rescinded a recommendation by top doctors to remove unvaccinated COVID-19 patients from the kidney transplant waiting list. The move comes more than two weeks after a letter …

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Scientists plan to double-match blood intended for use in kidney transplant patients to lower the chances that their donated kidneys will be rejected. Not only will researchers ensure that blood …

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This means that only 190 patients received the gift of life in 2020, even though transplants rose again last year to 206. Intensive care specialist Dr Catherine Motherway, HSE clinical …

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Limerick has found that the treatment used for the majority of kidney failure patients in Ireland can lead to increased rates …