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With three locations across the United States, Mayo Clinic’s transplant center is the largest integrated transplant program in the nation. Each location has its own…
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The holiday season is practically here and the top of mind topic is how to safely celebrate to best prevent the spread of the coronavirus…
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With three locations across the United States, Mayo Clinic’s transplant center is the largest integrated center in the nation. Each location has its own uniqueness…
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Transplant patients are an at-risk population, especially for COVID-19. Transplants are also identified as non-elective surgeries. Often for transplant patients, receiving care in a timely…
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The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) has an online resource www.srtr.org which provides data about every organ transplant program in the United States.…
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Fall is a season of apples, cider, colorful leaves, but like everything else in 2020, this fall will be different. We will still have our…
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On the road to transplantation, there are many factors that are out of your control. Saying “yes” to transplant means taking a giant leap of…
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At Mayo Clinic, our transplant living donors are well-supported by a comprehensive team of transplant experts. One important part of the donor’s care team are…
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Mayo Clinic in Arizona developed the Hispanic Transplant Program to help educate patients about organ donation and the safety of living kidney donation. This program’s…
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Today more than 112,000 people are waiting for an organ transplant and over 83% of those are waiting for a kidney. Increasing the number of…
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Organs from deceased donors are screened thoroughly. It is important to determine if the donor has an infection that could be transmitted to recipients through…
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Following transplant, you will need to take medications to prevent your body from attacking/ rejecting your new organ(s). These medications are called immunosuppressants. You will…
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Living donor liver transplant offers some patients a speedier alternative to waiting for a deceased donor liver. Patients generally have a shorter waiting period and…
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The problem with organ transplantation is that there can only be as many transplants as there are organs available. This means sick individuals sometimes wait…
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Once you embark on the transplant journey, you will find yourself intricately connected to your transplant team. From pre-transplant visits to yearly follow-ups after transplant,…
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On the national waiting list for organ transplant, multicultural patients make up a large percentage of the waiting list. These communities are in great need…
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Whether you are a caregiver or a transplant recipient, having the ability to quickly communicate with the transplant care team is important. Some larger medical…
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April is National Donate Life Month. This year looks different than past years. Most of us are at home and all in-person celebrations have been…
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As COVID-19 spreads across the country, we know that this time is more stressful for transplant recipients than others. After all, your transplant centers have…
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This year holds many major milestones for each of our three transplant sites. Mayo Clinic’s transplant history began in 1963 at the Rochester campus with…