Following kidney transplant, what you eat is just one of the important ways to care for your new organ. Here are some helpful tips to find healthy eating enjoyable.
Diet and Kidney Transplant
Push is on for states to ban organ transplant discrimination
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https://www.modernhealthcare.com/ethics/push-states-ban-organ-transplant-discrimination
Researchers identify immune cells that contribute to transplant rejection
Researchers are hopeful that targeting these cells could reduce episode of rejection and still allow the body the fight off infections.
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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uop-rii031621.php
‘Your Path to Transplant’ to Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
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Expanding the Scope of Reimbursable Expenses for Living Donors
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Excellent resource for all things transplant
How do I get added to the waiting list for a transplant? How can I find a living donor? What are common side effect of medications needed after transplant? How can I reduce my risk of rejection of my new organ?
The answers to all these questions and more can be found on this one great website sponsored by the American Society for Transplantation
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The pandemic brought us so many scary things, but it also brought us more organ transplants
UNOS announced this past week that 2020 saw an increase in organ donation and as a result more transplants. How could a national pandemic have such an effect?
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Transplant community takes stock of COVID screening of donor organs after recent death
After the recent death of a patient who received a lung transplant from a donor who was unknown to be positive for Covid, the transplant community is taking a closer look at donor screening for the disease
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https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/91464
How well do Covid vaccines protect transplant patients?
A new study conducted by John Hopkins was released monday looking at how well the vaccine protects patients who have received a transplant.
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https://apnews.com/article/organ-transplants-coronavirus-pandemic-e6a3ad119cabf5cd8561ef23f1105448e
Recipe: Stuffed Peppers with Rice and Beans
Ingredients:
- 2 cans low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 medium onion –sliced
- 3 garlic cloves –minced
- 5 bell peppers- whole
- 3 TBSP olive oil
- 2-3 cans “no salt” 8 oz. tomato sauce … (3 cans will make it juicier)
- 2 cups cooked brown or wild rice – (follow package directions- rinse first under cold water)
- 1 TBSP dried Italian seasoning
- 4 TBSP plus of grated cheese (I use Locatelli)
- 8 oz. of shredded mozzarella cheese
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- Cut the tops from 5 green peppers; discard the seeds and the membranes
- Dice the tops in pieces for the rice filling – set aside
- Cook the whole green peppers, uncovered in boiling water for about 6 minutes; invert to drain well
- Start to prepare the rice in either a steamer or stovetop
- In another saucepan over medium-low heat, add the olive oil
- Allow the oil to heat up for a few minutes and then add the diced peppers and onions, a pinch of salt, and cook for approx. 7 minutes stirring occasionally to soften
- Add the minced garlic to the peppers and onions and cook for 1 more minute
- Add the 2 cans of black beans, rinsed and drained – cook 1 minute
- Add the 2-3 cans of tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and 2 TBSP of grated cheese
- Allow this to cook on a lower temperature for 15-20 minutes with the cover ON until the sauce is done
- Add the cooked rice, mix well, and add the remaining grated cheese
- Stuff the peppers with this mixture and top with additional grated cheese and mozzarella cheese
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes to melt the cheese then serve