Children Twice as Likely to Die if Treated at For-Profit Dialysis Centers, Study Warns
A new study finds children are twice as likely to die if treated at for-profit dialysis centers than at nonprofit facilities.
Tag Archives: Kidney Transplant
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Patients With Sickle-Cell Disease Less Likely To Receive Needed Kidney Transplants: Study
Patients with sickle cell disease, often African Americans, are less likely to be given a kidney transplant, even though it could save their lives, according to the findings of a…
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Nexium Resulted in Kidney Disease, Dialysis and Ultimately Need for Kidney Transplant, Lawsuit Alleges
According to a Nexium lawsuit, an Arizona man indicates that side effects of the popular heartburn drug caused him to develop chronic kidney disease (CKD), leading to the need for…
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Fungal Infection Kills Fifth Organ Transplant Patient At Pittsburgh Hospital
The family of a man who died at a Pittsburgh area hospital says he is the fifth organ transplant patient to die of a fungal infection there in the last…
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Nexium Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN) Lawsuit Filed By Man Who Required Dialysis, Kidney Transplant
A man has filed a Nexium lawsuit alleging that the acid reflux drug caused him to suffer a form of kidney injury known as acute interstitial nephritis, which ultimately resulted…
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Nexium Kidney Failure Lawsuit Filed Against AstraZeneca
A man had to undergo a kidney transplant due to the side effects of the heartburn drug Nexium, in what is believed to be the first of potentially thousands of…
