Articles tagged with 'Transplant' | Keck Medicine of USC

LOS ANGELES — Liver and kidney transplant recipients have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 and/or death should they become infected because the medication they take to ensure a successful transplant suppresses their immune systems.Keck …

LOS ANGELES — More than 110,000 people in the United States are on the waitlist for lifesaving organ transplants. However, there is a national shortage of available viable kidneys and livers for people on the transplant waitlist, highlighting …

LOS ANGELES — A new study from Keck Medicine of USC reveals that Black recipients of liver transplants have lower post-transplant survival rates than white or Hispanic patients.When examining data from the last two decades of all liver …

LOS ANGELES — For many with end-stage lung disease, lung transplantation has become a viable option to extend lives and improve the quality of life. However, once lung transplant recipients leave the hospital, they may experience …

In March, Delaney met Shaw – the woman whose life he saved – for the first time. They were generous enough to share this moment on video in the interest of encouraging more living-donor organ donations, especially during April, which is …