Have you been told you need dialysis? Dialysis is not your only treatment option. You can live long and enjoy a regular lifestyle with a kidney transplant. The best time to be seen at a kidney transplant center is when your doctor says you are close to needing dialysis. If you have a live donor,…
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Today represents an important and exciting day for Kaleida Health and the Western New York community. Kaleida Health, along with seven partners, which includes some of the most gifted clinicians in the region, has launched and introducing Great Lakes Cancer Care -a unique initiative that harnesses talent and skills of the area’s top cancer experts to…
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Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corporation today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant ($400,000/year for three years) to ECMC’s Regional Center of Excellence for Transplantation and Kidney Care for social and behavioral interventions to increase solid organ and tissue donation.…
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New research by Liise K. Kayler, MD focuses on improving outcomes for kidney transplant patients, according to a UB News Release. Dr. Kayler is the program director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at UBMD Surgery. Click the title to read the full article “Study Seeks to Improve Kidney Transplant Outcomes.”
Dr. Kayler explains the benefit of a kidney transplant for patients on dialysis. To learn more about kidney transplants, click here to watch Dr. Kayler’s Medical Minute.
