Academics found that some children in need of a kidney transplant are facing inequalities in their care. Black children are less likely to be put on the transplant waiting list, as are those from more ...

After receiving a kidney transplant, children may experience quality-of-life difficulties that underscore the importance of screening transplant recipients for psychosocial function, according to ...

Kidney disease can affect anyone, including children. In severe cases of pediatric kidney disease, a kidney transplant may be the best option to restore a child's health and quality of life.

Pediatric kidney disease keeps over 1,000 children waiting for a transplant Dr. Nicole Hayde, for the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore EN ESPAÑOL: Mil niños con enfermedad renal infantil ...

All three children now have normal kidney function, and are free of the anti-rejection drugs that transplant recipients normally have to take every day for the rest of their lives.

Do pediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors compared to deceased donors? A new UC Davis Health study ...

Children treated at for-profit centers had about a 20% lower chance of being put on the kidney transplant waitlist compared with patients at nonprofit facilities.

Among 13,333 pediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who initiated dialysis during 2000-2018, 3618 (27%) attended for-profit facilities, 7907 (59%) attended nonprofit facilities ...

Transplant care in Austin. Before the transplant center opened at Dell Children's, Central Texas kids had to travel to San Antonio, Dallas or Houston for kidney transplants.

April 24-30 is National Transplant Week for more information on how How pediatric organ transplants can save lives and help kids be kids again | Sponsored: Motta Law Firm | nola.com Skip to main ...

image: This is Kaushalendra Amatya, Ph.D., pediatric psychologist and lead author. view more Credit: Children's National. VANCOUVER, British Columbia - After receiving a kidney transplant ...