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Report: HMO hurt patients' odds for kidney transplants (Daily Breeze)
05-May-2006
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A transplant center opened by Kaiser Permanente performed more than 50 transplants, while twice that many people on the waiting list died, it was reported Wednesday.
Kyoto U. Hospital puts moratorium on lung transplants (Daily Yomiuri Online)
05-May-2006
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Kyoto University Hospital announced Tuesday it will cease lung transplants for one to two months because a patient who underwent a lung transplant at the hospital in March is still in a coma.
Kaiser Denied Transplants of Ideally Matched Kidneys (Los Angeles Times)
05-May-2006
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The HMO would not authorize some patients to receive organs from outside its new program.
A Painless Donation, an Enduring Lifeline (New York Times)
05-May-2006
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Most people, and even many doctors, are unaware of the tremendous strides that have been made in the field of bone marrow transplants.
New rule to regulate organ transplants (People's Daily)
05-May-2006
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From July 1 it will be mandatory for all organ transplant operations in China to be discussed with and approved by a medical science and ethics committee.
Liver Transplants Can Be Successful In HIV Patients With Hepatitis B (Medical News Today)
05-May-2006
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A new study on HIV patients who also had Hepatitis B virus (HBV) found that better outcomes are possible if they are referred early for transplant and treated with a combination of drugs for HBV. It is essential to monitor the HBV status of these patients, however, in order to control the emergence of drug-resistant HBV infection... click link for more info.
State to investigate Kaiser organ program / HMO responds to inquiry into kidney transplants (San Francisco Chronicle)
05-May-2006
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State regulators say they are investigating whether problems in Kaiser Permanente's kidney-transplant program contributed to excessive delays for patients to get organs. The California Department of Managed Health Care began an inquiry into Kaiser's...
Be An Organ Donor (WTOL News 11)
05-May-2006
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17 of those in need of organ transplants will die today, and 17 tomorrow, and the next day and the next... because of the shortage of organs in this country! An Ohioan dies every two days waiting for an organ transplant.
Glitch found in U.S. transplant plan (PhysOrg)
05-May-2006
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A paperwork glitch denied 25 Northern California patients kidney transplants with near-perfect matches last year, The Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
Hundreds on HMO kidney list died (The Monterey County Herald)
05-May-2006
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Twice the number of people who received kidney transplants at a newly opened Kaiser center died while on a waiting list, it was reported Wednesday.
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