| Twins' Mother Advised Against Kidney Donation | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:03:31 AM by Blog57 Team | | Doctors are advising the mother of a twin who needs a kidney transplant that she may not be the best donor candidate. Erin Herrin says doctors think the demands of caring for her formerly conjoined twins Kendra and Maliyah might be too great. Transplant surgery for Erin Herrin could sideline her for up to six weeks. The four-year-old twins were separated in a 26-hour surgery in August. Kendra kept the twins shared kidney, so Maliyah needs a transplant. Erin Herrin also has three other children to care for. She says its still unclear when Maliyah might be ready for a transplant. Doctors initially said they thought a transplant could happen between three and six months after separation. .... | |
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| | | SAN FRANCISCO US will fund Kaiser kidney transplant program | | Posted Friday, September 15, 2006 1:03:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | Federal regulators have withdrawn threats to cut off government funding to Kaiser Permanente's San Francisco kidney transplant program, which is being shut down anyway. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in a letter dated Tuesday, said the Kaiser program complies with federal standards based on a survey conducted Aug. 18. While doing the survey, however, investigators discovered some "standard-level" deficiencies and asked for the organization to submit a plan to correct those problems by Sept. 29. Kaiser agreed in May to close its troubled 2-year-old transplant program in light of accusations that it failed to properly transfer patients on waiting lists from other institutions into its own program, leading to delays in treatment. The center is transferring patients to UCSF or UC Davis medical centers, a process that is expected to be complete by the end of the year.... | |
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| | | Kaiser Fined $2M For Mismanaging Kidney Transplants | | Posted Saturday, August 12, 2006 2:58:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay a $2 million fine for mismanaging a kidney transplant program and endangering the lives of hundreds of patients. A spokeswoman for California's Department of Managed Health Care said it is the largest fine the agency has ever imposed. Kaiser suspended its northern California kidney transplant program in May amid pressure from regulators and patient lawsuits. .... | |
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| | | Kidney transplants gave us back our active lives | | Posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 9:09:36 AM by Blog57 Team | | ELINOR Reid finds it easy to sum up the benefits of getting a transplant after years of exhausting dialysis. She's got her Saturday nights back. The 36-year-old from Dalrymple, Ayrshire, said goodbye to her active lifestyle when her kidneys failed six years ago. The checkout operator endured nearly five years of dialysis, watching everything she ate and every drop she drank to make sure toxins did not built up in her blood. She was exhausted balancing dialysis three times a week with the demands of a busy job. But that is in the past now after a kidney transplant changed her life. Elinor said: "When I was on dialysis Friday night was about getting ready to go into hospital. "Saturday was getting dialysis and at night I was home and straight to bed." Elinor had her transplant in May last year and she can now enjoy long walks with husband Andrew, 39, in the countryside.... | |
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