The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Transplants”
She Died With Long Covid. Should Her Organs Have Been Donated?
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2021
Heidi Ferrer’s family feared her organs were unsafe. The case points to gaps in protocols for organ donation amid the pandemic. Source: New York Times
Covid Survivors More Likely to Have Kidney Problems, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
In a study of veterans, Covid survivors were 35 percent more likely than other patients to have long-term kidney damage or declines in kidney function. Source: New York Times
F.D.A. Aiming to Speed Vaccine Booster Shot for Immunocompromised Patients
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
Worried about a vulnerable population as the Delta variant surges, administration officials are taking a new tack. Source: New York Times
Should People With Immune Problems Get Third Vaccine Doses?
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2021
France is handing out third shots of the two-dose vaccines to cancer patients and others with immune system impairments. In the United States, patients like these are on their own. Source: New York Times
Dr. Barbara Murphy, Kidney Transplant Expert, Dies at 56
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2021
Her focus was on immunology and how to predict and diagnose the outcomes of transplants. She was, a colleague said, “a great researcher and a great mentor to many people.” Source: New York Times
Liesbeth Stoeffler, 61, Runner Kept Going by Rare Lung Treatment, Dies
By Gotham Rex on March 26, 2021
A machine that acted as an artificial lung kept her eligible for a transplant as she dealt with cystic fibrosis. She went on to compete again in marathons. Source: New York Times