As it is now, the transplant system treats kidneys from all Black donors as if they are at higher risk for failing, even though only some are.
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A widely publicised study that cast doubt on the safety of milk formula was misleading, based on dubiously reported studies and may have serious consequences.
Made-to-order kidneys have come a step closer to reality, with scientists successfully bioengineering a functioning kidney, which was transplanted into a live rat. In a study published in Nature this week…
A starch fluid widely used to resuscitate patients in intensive care units has been found to increase the risk of acute kidney…
Researchers have genetically modified cells to produce a protein that plays a key role in embryonic kidney development and…
Many readers will have seen advertisements encouraging people to talk to their loved ones about organ donation. This is part of the government’s latest set of initiatives to increase Australia’s organ…
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common but preventable complication after surgery that can lead to other complications or…
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Reader of Public Policy, University of Warwick
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Director of Nephrology at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and Associate Professor of Medicine,, The University of Melbourne
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