#kidney transplants

[eretzyisrael]

Good News From Israel

In the 8th Sep 24 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

An IDF soldier breathes through the lungs of a fallen comrade.

Israeli surgeons used a robot to reconstruct a patient’s digestive system.

Israelis and Cypriots cooperated to save 8 kidney patients in one day.

An Israeli startup turns unsorted plastic waste into fuel.

Soon every new Israeli building will have to include solar panels.

Watch as an Israeli paralympic swimmer receives his second gold medal.

Added to the 30,000 new Israeli immigrants since Oct 7 is one therapy pony.

Read More: Good News From Israel

So many uplifting news articles published again last week. Thanks again to Sharon for the photograph of the Israeli medal winners, returning from the Paris Olympic Games, celebrating their successes at President Herzog's Jerusalem residence.

[pniindia]

Kidney and liver transplants: बहुत जल्द राज्य में शुरू होने जा रहा है किडनी और लिवर ट्रांसप्लांट

Kidney and liver transplants: मुख्यमंत्री श्री विष्णुदेव साय (Vishnu Dev Sai) की मंशा के मुताबिक स्वास्थ्य के मामलों में छत्तीसगढ़ जल्द ही वैश्विक सुविधाएं प्रदान करने वाला राज्य बनने वाला है. इन सब में बायपास हार्ट सर्जरी और ऑर्गन ट्रांसप्लांट जैसी सुविधाएं भी मौजूद होंगी.

[hiranandanihospitalpowai]

Role of Immunosuppressive Drugs in Kidney Transplants

In the realm of kidney transplantation, the success of the procedure hinges on the delicate balance between the body's natural defense mechanisms and the acceptance of the donor organ. This is where immunosuppressive drugs play a crucial role, acting as the gatekeepers that prevent the recipient's immune system from rejecting the transplanted kidney. These powerful medications have revolutionized the field of organ transplantation, offering patients a second chance at life and the opportunity to bid farewell to the challenges of dialysis.

[treatian123]

Kidney Transplants: Balancing Risks and Success

Kidney transplants offer a life-changing opportunity for people with chronic kidney disease. Basically, it’s a surgical procedure where healthy kidney is transplanted into a person with kidney failure. Isn’t it an interesting procedure? This procedure gives rays of light to an individual’s life. However, like other surgeries this surgery itself carries possible risks. So, in this blog we will delve into the world of kidney transplants, exploring the potential risks and the remarkable chance of success they provide. Read More:https://treatians.com/kidney-transplants/

[the-writer1988]

I've had three major operations in my life. And a few minor ones.

I never really go into personal things here on tumblr but I'm making an exception.

1) abdominal surgery to fit a peritoneal dialysis tube when I was 17 in 2005 so I could do dialysis at hone when i was diagnosed with end stage renal failure.

2) Kidney transplant in 2006, donated by my brother to me. At the same time, they also removed the dialysis tube.

3) Removal of parathyroid glands in my neck, which if it had gone wrong, I could have lost my voice. Thankfully, it didn't!

[forerunnershealthcareconsultants]

A kidney transplant is a major surgical procedure that can help patients with end-stage renal disease or chronic kidney disease live a normal life.

[ananadisa]

A kidney transplant is also recommended for patients with chronic kidney disease who have a high risk of developing end-stage renal disease.

[thebibliosphere]

Every time someone adds something akin to "or you could just do things normally" onto any of my disability life hack posts, I should be allowed to harvest their organs.

I don't need them. I just don't want them to have them anymore, either.

[reasonsforhope]

"For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys provided “life-sustaining kidney function” during the course of a planned seven-day clinical study—a first step in addressing the critical crisis worldwide of kidney donor organ shortage.

The University of Alabama’s pre-clinical human study at Birmingham also advances the science and promise of xenotransplantation as a therapy to potentially cure end-stage kidney disease—just as a human-to-human transplants can.

“It has been truly extraordinary to see the first-ever preclinical demonstration that appropriately modified pig kidneys can provide normal, life-sustaining kidney function in a human safely and be achieved using a standard immunosuppression regimen,” said UAB transplant surgeon scientist Jayme Locke, M.D., director of UAB’s Comprehensive Transplant Institute and lead author of the paper...

The peer-reviewed findings published last month in JAMA Surgery describes the pioneering pre-clinical human research performed on a recipient experiencing brain death...

The pre-clinical human brain death model developed at UAB can evaluate the safety and feasibility of pig-to-human kidney xenografts, or transplants, without risk to a living human. It is named for transplant pioneer Jim Parsons, an organ donor whose family generously donated his body to advance xenotransplant kidney research, like the latest patient did.

A Critical Need

Kidney disease kills more people each year than breast or prostate cancer, while more than 90,000 people are on the transplant waiting list. More than 800,000 Americans are living with kidney failure and 240 Americans on dialysis die every day. The wait for a deceased donor kidney can be as long as five to 10 years, and almost 5,000 people per year die waiting for a kidney transplant.

Groundbreaking Study Details

The 52-year-old study subject for this research lived with hypertension and stage 2 chronic kidney disease, which affects more than one in seven U.S. adults, or an estimated 37 million Americans. As part of this study, the subject had both of his native kidneys removed and dialysis stopped, followed by a crossmatch-compatible xenotransplant with two 10 gene-edited pig kidneys, or UKidney.

The transplanted pig kidneys made urine within four minutes of re-perfusion and produced more than 37 liters of urine in the first 24 hours. The pig kidneys continued to function as they would in a living human for the entirety of the seven-day study. Also, the kidneys were still viable at the time the study was concluded.

“In the first 24 hours these kidneys made over 37 liters of urine,” said Dr. Locke. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.” ...

Gene editing in pigs to reduce immune rejection has made organ transplants from pigs to humans possible. The natural lifespan of a pig is 30 years, they are easily bred, and they have organs of similar size to humans. Genetically modified pig kidneys have been extensively tested in non-human primates, and the addition of UAB’s preclinical human research model—the Parsons Model—now provides important information about the safety and efficacy of kidneys in human transplant recipients."

-via Good News Network, September 17, 2023

[quotesfrommyreading]

The ongoing war in Sudan and the ensuing humanitarian crisis has pushed people to the brink. At the borders of conflict zones, selling a kidney is becoming a currency of last resort for people seeking refuge. In June 2023, I managed to contact two young Sudanese women who had fled the fighting in Khartoum. In April 2023, Rania was with her friend Fatima, both students at the University of Khartoum, when the RSF raided the main campus, on the banks of the Nile. “We were trying to hide from the fighting,” Rania told me on the phone. “There were a lot of [female] students there who were afraid to leave. We thought we would be safe, but they found us and forced us to have sex with them.”

Soon after that they packed up their belongings and took a bus heading towards the border with South Sudan. They had heard the route south was cheaper than trying to go north to Egypt, and Rania had a brother living in Kampala, Uganda, whom they hoped to join. It was a seven-day journey from Khartoum to Renk, a small town in South Sudan close to the border where thousands of people had set up temporary camps in bleak conditions. A lack of food, water, healthcare and sanitation had left people at increased risk of disease, malnutrition and violence. There were hundreds of new arrivals each day. “People are crammed together under tarpaulins,” Rania said. “There are mosquitoes everywhere. There’s not enough food, water, soap. Everyone is desperate for assistance. It’s chaos.”

When Rania and Fatima arrived at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of the town, they were approached by soldiers in plain clothes selling tickets for flights from a small airstrip outside Renk to South Sudan’s capital, Juba, and the city of Nimule. The flights, which should form part of the humanitarian corridor, are being controlled by armed militias charging exorbitant fees to board them. “They wanted a lot of money,” Rania said. “The price would go up every day. They said if we didn’t have any money we could have sex with them.”

When they refused, they were told there was something else they could sell: a kidney. “They said that this was the only way we were going to get a flight out of here,” Fatima said. “There were two men who had agreed to this [selling a kidney], but I don’t know what happened to them. I was worried that they would kill me and take my kidney.”

Two weeks after Rania and Fatima first arrived in Renk, they messaged me from Kampala. “We received some money from family members in Uganda. They paid a smuggler $500 to take us to Kampala.” Raina said. “There were no humanitarian agencies or government officials transporting people. The drivers, the militias, they are exploiting people every step of the journey.”

In Renk, they had watched as large trucks carried hundreds of people further south to transit camps that were rumoured to be less crowded and better resourced. Others boarded cramped and overcrowded boats down the Nile to the city of Malakal, from which they would attempt to reach Juba, 970km to the south. Each stage of the journey would come at a cost.

“We are telling you this for a reason,” Fatima said. “We desperately need more support for people trapped in Sudan. In Darfur, there is genocide. But no one is talking about it. Women are being raped every day. Children have been killed and abducted. People are desperate. This is when you sell your kidney.”

  —  ‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

[danrifics]

doctors requesting an emergency blood test to check my kidney function… not at all freaking out not at all….

[hiranandanihospitalpowai]

Kidney transplants are a life-saving procedure for many individuals suffering from severe kidney issues. Our kidneys are essential organs responsible for filtering waste from our blood, balancing fluids, and managing electrolytes. When they fail, the impact on our health can be severe. This article dives into what a kidney transplant entails, who needs it, and how it works.

[treatian123]

Discover Affordable Excellence: Kidney Transplant Healthcare Tourism in India

Explore India's world-class healthcare facilities for kidney transplants, blending cutting-edge medical technology with renowned expertise at a fraction of the cost compared to the West. Experience personalized care, seamless coordination, and post-operative support while embarking on a journey towards renewed health and vitality. Unlock the potential of medical tourism in India, where compassionate care meets affordability for life-changing kidney transplant procedures. For More Visit: https://treatians.com/department/organ-transplant/kidney-transplant/