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Kidney
Emory Transplant Center Performs Its First HIV to HIV Kidney Transplant
Made possible by the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act, Emory Transplant Center has performed its first HIV-positive kidney transplant from an HIV-positive deceased donor. Not only was this Emory’s first HIV to HIV...
Liver
Real Patients, Real Stories – Hear from an Emory Liver Transplant Patient
Simone Whitehead was an active 30-year-old, running half marathons and chasing around her 2-year-old son. In April 2016, she began to feel ill, and she slowly started getting worse. Tests revealed that her liver...
Kidney
Emory Leads Research on FDA-Approved Drug in HIV Positive Patients Receiving Kidney Transplants
Emory Transplant Center will soon begin enrolling patients into a new clinical trial that will test an FDA-approved drug in HIV positive patients receiving a kidney transplant. The research study will evaluate the safety...
Kidney
Emory Transplant Center Awarded Grant to Reduce Disparities in Access to Transplant
The National Institutes of Minority Health and Health Disparities has awarded $2.6 million over five years to the Emory Transplant Center and six other transplant centers and organizations in the Southeastern Kidney Transplant Coalition....
Liver
Improving Survival Rates for Liver Cancer Patients
Emory is nationally renowned for using a multidisciplinary approach to treat cancer. But many may not know there is a multidisciplinary team right here at the Emory Transplant Center with the mission of improving...
Kidney
Belatacept Provides Better Kidney Survival Rates than Current Standard of Care
A study of kidney transplant recipients has shown for the first time that the drug belatacept (Nulojix), which controls the immune system and prevents graft rejection, has a better record of patient and organ...
Organ Transplant
Finding a Better Antifungal Agent for Lung Transplant Patients
Because human airways are open to airborne fungal spores and pathogens, lung transplant patients are especially susceptible to infections, a major cause of post-transplant disease and even death. A reliable means of preventing fungal...
Organ Transplant
Eat Well, Live Well: The Importance of Nutrition for the Transplant Patient
We all know good nutrition plays a critical role in overall health. But for transplant patients, good nutrition is especially important. Francoise Maillet, a clinical dietitian who works with the Emory Transplant Center, wrote...
