Newspaper Articles

"Surgeons perform first 6-way kidney transplant"

This AP article is a good example of the large need for kidney transplants in the country.  It covers a story about six people who all have non-matching donor.  Luckily these six donors each match one of the other six patients and the 12 undergo surgery at the same time.  This story represents more than just the story of 12 people.  It explains the process that over 200,000 Americans have undergone.  It also provides details about the process of finding a donor, what doctors look for and why it is preferred to have a living donor rather than a deceased one.  This article would provide good, recent information for individuals looking for more about kidney transplants.  Because one of the options for PKD patients is kidney transplantation, this also provides a good resource to them.

Bazemore, John.  “Surgeons perform first 6-way kidney transplant.”  USA Today.  10 April 2008.  3 June 2008. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-08-hopkins-kidney_n.htm.

"Clinic fighting kidney failure in children"

This article highlights a new clinic that is opening in Wisconsin.  The new nephrology clinic and lab will be located at Children’s Hospital in Wauwatosa and will specialize in pediatric kidney disease and developing therapies to prevent and treat the condition.  The new clinic will be helpful because it will have about 80 employees that will study a wide range of topics that will hopefully provide breakthroughs in the field of kidney disease.  This article would be useful for people interested in this new clinic and the results that it will produce.  It would be especially useful to those who are located near the new clinic or those who are looking for help with pediatric kidney diseases, like ARPKD.  

Newson, Kawanza.  “Clinic fighting kidney failure in children.”  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  22 February 2008.  3 June 2008.  http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W62W61693665423&site=ehost-live

"Dialysis, where medicaid steps in."

This article from The New York Times follows a PKD patient who is on dialysis.  The article goes on further about the connection between PKD and Medicare.  According to the article, PKD happens to be the only chronic disease that Medicare pays for, making dialysis a big business.  It also brings PKD into the eyes of tax payers because at the time of the article about six percent of the country’s Medicare budget was used to treat patients with end stage renal disease.  This article is a good source for anyone searching for more information on the link between Medicare and PKD.  The article also provides information about dialysis centers across America.  While it is a few years old, the article still serves as a good source for PKD information.

Rubenstien, Carin.  “Dialysis, Where Medicaid Steps In.”  The New York Times.  25 Jan. 2004.  3 June 2008. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE1DA1638F936A15752C0A9629C8B63&sec=health&spon=&pagewanted=all.