Kidney Transplantation

Latest News
• Urine Test Detects Kidney Transplant Rejection (03/29/2001, Reuters)
• Earlier Transplant Better for Some Kidney Patients (03/08/2001, Reuters)

General/Overviews

• Kidney Transplantation Information (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation Information (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Transplant 101: Frequently Asked Questions (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Anatomy/Physiology

• Your Kidneys and How They Work (National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse)

Coping

• New Life, New Hope: A Book For Families and Friends of Renal Patients (American Association of Kidney Patients, Life Options Rehabilitation Program)

Disease Management

• Life after Transplant (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Research

• Immune Tolerance: Improving Transplantation Success (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Transplantation: Saving Lives, Exploring New Frontiers (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• FDA Approves Rapamune to Prevent Organ Rejection (Food and Drug Administration)
• Financing Your Transplant (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Getting on the List: You Need a Transplant, What's Next? (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Organ Sharing in America (United Network for Organ Sharing)
• Which Hospital Is Best for You (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Treatment

• End-Stage Renal Disease: Choosing a Treatment That's Right For You (National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Transplant 101: Glossary (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Directories

• Transplantation Organizations (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Journals/Newsletters

• Electronic Kidney (National Kidney Foundation)

Law and Policy

• Improving the Nation's Organ Transplantation System (Health Resources and Services Administration) - links to PDF file
• Medicare Transplant Regulations (Health Care Financing Administration)
• Public Affairs & Legislative Update (Health Resources and Services Administration)

Organizations

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• United Network for Organ Sharing

Statistics

• U.S. Facts about Transplantation (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Español/Spanish

• Cobertura Medicare de Diálisis Renal y Servicios de Trasplante de Riñón (Health Care Financing Administration) - links to PDF file