Kidney Transplant

Keto diet can help in controlling polycystic kidney disease: Study

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Keto diet can help in controlling polycystic kidney disease: Study

For Polycystic kidney disease patients, these findings represent an opportunity to control a genetic disease that leads to a progressive condition, causing pain and robbing them of their quality of life, and often resulting in the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation Image for representational purposes only. Photo Courtesy: iStock Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 … Read more

MGH opens first-of-its-kind center to eliminate lifelong immunosuppression after organ transplant

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MGH opens first-of-its-kind center to eliminate lifelong immunosuppression after organ transplant

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health system, officially opened the Legorreta Center for Clinical Transplant Tolerance, the first-of-its kind center in the world dedicated to preventing organ rejection after transplant surgery without the use of lifelong immunosuppressive medications. Immunosuppressive medications prevent the immune system from rejecting a transplanted … Read more