Kidney Transplant Thursdays

05/19/2022

The State of New York passed the "New York state living donor support act" to provide state reimbursement to living organ donors.

https://trackbill.com/bill/new-york-assembly-bill-146-enacts-the-new-york-state-living-donor-support-act/1961537/ #/details=true

New York A146 2021-2022 Enacts the New York state living donor support act to provide state reimbursement to living organ donors who are state residents for medical and associated expenses incurred as a result of the organ donation when the organ donation is made to another resident of the state req...

05/18/2022

Oral med that can treat and cure type 1 diabetes.

https://www.thebrighterside.news/post/scientists-develop-pill-that-can-prevent-type-1-diabetes

A new oral medication to treat diabetes controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the disease.

05/17/2022

Social disparities and systemic racism contribute to Black Americans being disproportionately affected by kidney disease. But there is also a genetic factor. Many with sub-Saharan ancestry have a copy of a variant of the gene APOL1 inherited from each parent, which puts them at high risk. Researchers have known for a decade that APOL1 is one of the most powerful genes underlying a common human disease.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/health/kidney-disease-black-americans.html

New treatments aim for a gene variant causing the illness in people of sub-Saharan African descent. Some experts worry that focus will neglect other factors.

05/06/2022

Patient who died after receiving a pig heart had a pig virus that likely contributed to his death. Pigs are being "bred to provide organs...free of viruses."

Organs from pigs is one of the many options being explored to end the long wait for kidneys, hearts and other organs.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/06/man-landmark-pig-heart-transplant-death-pig-virus

David Bennett died two months after groundbreaking surgery in which a genetically modified pig’s heart was transplanted into him

05/04/2022

Excellent virtual program! This Saturday, May 7th

https://cme.uchicago.edu/Transplants2022 -tabs-node-course-default2

How the Government Can End the Kidney Shortage and Save More than 40,000 Kidney Failure Patients Each Year by Compensating Living Kidney Donors. Total economic value to kidney recipients is $76B/yr. Net savings to the taxpayers is $7B/yr.

04/29/2022

The free online program Having Your Kidney Donor Find YOU! will help you develop or get new ideas for your campaign. Share the link with family and friends so they can learn how to advocate on your behalf.

Many donors learned about their recipient's need from someone other than the person they helped.

https://www.havingyourkidneydonorfindyou.org

The thought of Having Your Donor Find YOU! sounds like an unusual approach to living kidney donation. But this is what actually happens. By spreading the word about your need, Your Donor Finds YOU! This new program helps overcome the primary obstacle of living donation — the thought of having to ....

04/26/2022

Study finds living kidney donor surgery is safe for most patients.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/04/25/living-kidney-donor-safety-study/4281650895578/

The risk for major complications among living people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is "minimal," with fewer than 3% of living donors experiencing major complications, a study published Monday showed,

04/14/2022

Today is Kidney Transplant Thursday. Post information about your journey and include facts that will educate others about living kidney donation.

For educational ideas go to: https://kidneytransplantthursdays.org/monthly_posting_suggestions.html

Below are some suggestions that you can use for posting on the Kidney Transplant Thursdays page. Include information about your organization, need for a transplant, or other experience you’ve had with living kidney transplants. If you are a family member or friend of someone in need, then...

03/14/2022

High blood pressure is 2nd largest diagnois given for those on the kidney transplant waiting list.
Do you have a blood pressure monitor, if yes, how often do you check it?
https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/commit-to-a-plan-to-lower-your-blood-pressure

High blood pressure affects millions of us. Check it every day, talk to your doctor and follow your beat. Monitoring is power.

03/10/2022

Today is World Kidney Day and Kidney Transplant Thursday.

Share your story/connection to the community here and on other social media platforms...include information about the need for living kidney donors.

02/16/2022

It's good to see that a dialysis company is offering more paid time off from work, up to 4 weeks, for living kidney donors.
Does your company provide paid time off from work for kidney donors, if yes, how much time?

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/davita-expands-paid-leave-to-support-teammates-choosing-to-be-living-organ-donors-301481112.html

/PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Donor Day—and every living organ donor—DaVita announced it increased paid leave for organ donation to four consecutive...

02/14/2022

Today is National Donor Day. "Officially" a day to educate the public about organ, eye and tissue donation.

In order to increase the number of Living Kidney Transplants we need more living kidney transplant education!!

Please share your story and this link.

https://kidneytransplantthursdays.org/index.html

On the 2nd Thursday of every month, Kidney Transplant Thursdays encourages those in the kidney transplant community, organizations and individuals to use their social media outlets and traditional public relations to educate the public about living kidney donation.

02/09/2022

Your cardiac health is important to monitor prior to and post kidney transplant.

Research shows that having a kidney transplant improves cardiovascular function.

https://ckd.responsumhealth.com/kidney-transplants-cardiovascular-function

Researchers at Harvard Medical School performed a study that found patients who received a kidney transplant showed improved cardiovascular functional reserve one year later. Read on to learn about their findings.

02/07/2022

Help educate the public about the need for living kidney donors by posting your story on the Kidney Transplant Thursdays page.

For directions click on this link.

https://mailchi.mp/lkdn/information-from-having-your-donor-find-you-5110165

02/04/2022

Hear how compensating kidney donors can end the wait for a kidney transplant.

Donor Diaries is a podcast about the beauty and messiness of living organ donation. Get ready for some amazing stories about what happens when people decide to share their organs with other people, when people chose to share life. The sharing of kidneys and other organs is an incredibly fascinatin

01/28/2022

Thank you Sally Satel for presenting important information about what the government should be doing to protect transplant recipients from Covid.

https://thedispatch.com/p/dont-forget-the-immunocompromised

Vaccines don’t work for everyone, so the government should be buying more doses of treatments that can help.

01/13/2022

When you post, please include information about living kidney donation and share it with other pages.

Here are ideas on what you can include:

https://kidneytransplantthursdays.org/monthly_posting_suggestions.html

Below are some suggestions that you can use for posting on the Kidney Transplant Thursdays page. Include information about your organization, need for a transplant, or other experience you’ve had with living kidney transplants. If you are a family member or friend of someone in need, then...

01/11/2022

The #1 reason given for the slow growth in living kidney transplants, only a 6% increase between 2004 and 2019, is lack of education.

When you post your story and share it, on the 2nd Thursday, remember to include information that will help educate others. For ideas on what you can include, click below. And don’t forget to use in your postings.

https://kidneytransplantthursdays.org/monthly_posting_suggestions.html

Below are some suggestions that you can use for posting on the Kidney Transplant Thursdays page. Include information about your organization, need for a transplant, or other experience you’ve had with living kidney transplants. If you are a family member or friend of someone in need, then...