Kidney donors suffer few ill effects from life-giving act, landmark study finds
In a landmark study of more than 80,000 live kidney donors from across the United States, Johns Hopkins researchers have found the procedure carries very little medical risk and that, in the long term, people who donate one of their kidneys are likely to live just as long as those who have two healthy ones. Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - Discipline: Health
Kidney donors suffer few ill effects from life-giving act, landmark study finds
In a landmark study of more than 80,000 live kidney donors from across the United States, Johns Hopkins researchers have found the procedure carries very little medical risk and that, in the ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations
After the procedure, the donors live as long or longer than those in the general population. People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from L.A. Times
Live kidney donors do not die sooner: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Healthy Americans who donated a kidney were not at higher risk of dying afterward, which may reassure potential donors and help shorten the long waiting list for an organ, ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from Reuters
Donating a Kidney Doesn't Shorten Donor's Life
Live kidney donors are likely to live just as long as non-donors over the long term, a new study says.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from Livescience
British "pooled" kidney transplants point to more
LONDON (Reuters) - Kidney transplant procedures in which three donors agreed to "pool" their organs, so a loved one could receive a compatible kidney from a stranger, have been performed for ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from Reuters
Kidney Donors Go On to Lead Long, Healthy Lives
Giving a kidney carries few health risks, with donors living just as long or sometimes even longer than those who don’t donate, the largest study to date of donors has found.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from Health News
Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney Donors
Kidney donors fare just as well as non-donors over the long term, according to a new study.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from WebMD
Donating kidney does not appear to significantly increase long-term risk of death
An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the US over a 15 year period finds they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors, according ...
Sun 14 Mar 10 from ScienceDaily
Donating Kidney May Not Increase Long-Term Risk Of Death
An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the U.S.
Wed 10 Mar 10 from RedOrbit
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