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UK Patients Needing Organ Transplants Now Wait An Average Of Three Years
The UK's Telegraph reported that in the UK, "patients requiring an organ transplant now wait an average of three years for a suitable donor to become available, according to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)." And, "despite a growing number of people signing up to donate their organs when they die, the donor register is failing to keep pace with the rising demand due to conditions like diabetes, liver and heart diseases." Read more.
New Study Identifies Barriers that Prevent Kidney Transplant Patients from Getting Critical Follow-Up Care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician explores ways to help kidney transplant patients stay healthy. Read more.
Top 10 List Announced
U.S. News and World Reports recently provided a list of the Top 10 Pediatric Nephrology Hospitals in America. View the list here. KidneyLink does not endorse or recommend hospitals.