Showing posts with label kuwait. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kuwait. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

First kidney exchange in Kuwait

 The Arab Times has the story:

Breakthrough in organ transplant: Kuwait conducts first family kidney exchange


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The phrase "family exchange" is being used to describe kidney exchange programs in which the intended patient-donor pairs have to be related (but when exchange is carried out and each patient receives a compatible kidney from another patient's donor, the actual transplants don't have to be between family members.)

Earlier:

Tuesday, August 20, 2024