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Kidney Disease Audio Programs

New Research: Could Organ Recipients Forgo Anti-Rejection Medication?
Kidney transplant recipients currently must take immune-suppressing medications to prevent organ rejection, which can make them vulnerable to infections and disease. In this podcast, Dr. Joseph Leventhal explains ongoing clinical trials at...
by Patient Power | 03/27/2012
Thermal Ablation: A New Treatment Therapy for Kidney and Liver Tumors
In this podcast, Dr. Sato will discuss thermal ablation and how someone with a kidney or liver tumor may benefit from this new treatment. He will explain how it is...
by Patient Power | 05/09/2011
Kidney Transplant: Live Organ Donation and Transplantation
The number of people needing kidney transplants in the United States today far outweighs the number of deceased donor kidneys available. With diabetes on the rise and other diseases contributing...
by Patient Power | 06/26/2009
Preparing for Dialysis: A Vascular Surgeon's Advice
Most people with failed kidneys undergo dialysis, an artificial blood-cleaning process. The management of dialysis is a challenge for many patients. There are important questions to ask your doctor to...
by Patient Power | 05/14/2009
Kidney and Liver Transplant
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by Patient Power | 08/14/2008
The Latest in Kidney and Liver Transplant
On this Patient Power program, host Andrew Schorr is joined by two leading transplant doctors at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) to help listeners understand which illnesses are...
by Patient Power | 08/14/2008
Advances in the Treatment of Kidney Cancer
Over 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with kidney cancer every year. In this episode of Patient Power sponsored by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Christopher Wood...
by Patient Power | 07/01/2008
What's New and Exciting in Transplantation
The field of solid organ transplantation has matured significantly over the past three decades. There continue to be exciting developments that propel the field forward. In this episode of Patient...
by Patient Power | 03/11/2008
Chronic Kidney Disease and the Effects of Dialysis
When chronic kidney disease forces a person to go on dialysis, their whole world is turned upside down. In this episode of Patient Power, host Andrew Schorr discusses dialysis and...
by Patient Power | 04/19/2007