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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When selecting a transplant center, one thing to consider is the housing option for patients on the waiting list, recovering from transplant and their caregivers.…
A caregiver can be many things. For transplant patients, the caregiver can be the difference between a successful transplant and a failed organ. Most transplant…
Happy New Year! Even though we have dived straight into 2020, we wanted to take a minute to highlight some of the great topics we…
Even before the Mayo Clinic Connect transplant blog started in October of 2016 we have been working to educate and empower transplant patients through various…
Mayo Clinic is one of the few centers in the United States that performs liver transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). CCA is a cancer that forms…
As a transplant recipient, prioritizing your health and wellness is of great importance. What you eat and drink is one component of your overall health…
Fall is a season of apples, cider, colorful leaves, and for some of us, influenza and flu symptoms. In order to avoid having to deal…
With many lifesaving transplant stories happening around the world, we wanted to share with you some of the latest transplant stories happening here at Mayo…
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) is a key resource for transplant patients and their caregivers. SRTR’s mission is to provide advanced statistical analyses…
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