Researchers chart new approach to improving kidney transplant access

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by Prabhjot Sohal

According to nephrologist Dr. Amit Garg, for those with advanced chronic kidney disease, the treatment options are stark: continuous dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive.

“A kidney transplant not only gives a patient up to a decade of longer life and quality of life, but data also shows that every 100 kidney transplant procedures save the health care system a staggering $20 million over five years by sidelining dialysis costs. Read the full article in Medical Xpress.

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