RSN News Archive

7/1/2008 - Information on Disaster Relief and Assistance
Transplant candidates and recipients who are displaced from their homes and unable to reach their transplant coordinators and centers may call UNOS' toll-free Patient Services line, (888) 894-6361, which is staffed from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday.

6/30/2008 - New KidneyTalk Show Uploaded
RSN Recognizes Marine with a Heart of Gold as a Salute to American Independence Day

6/6/2008 - LOW THYROID FUNCTION COMMON IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have mild reductions in thyroid function

6/3/2008 - Announcing the 2008 Annual Kidney Times Essay Contest Theme:"Funding a Dream: Giving Back"
All people who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and who love to write are encouraged to enter

5/28/2008 - RENAL SUPPORT NETWORK TRAVELS TO NATION'S CAPITOL
WeKAN Program Visits 136 Congressional Offices

5/28/2008 - Focus on Patient Safety, Informatics, Sparks Successful American Nephrology Nurses' Association Symposium
Innovation was the recurring theme

5/27/2008 - RADIOGRAPHIC SCANS WITH INTRAVENOUS DYE RARELY CAUSE CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT KIDNEY INJURY
This Common Procedure is Safe for Most Patients

5/22/2008 - ANTI-REJECTION DRUG MAY INCREASE RISK OF DIABETES AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
Researchers analyzed US Renal Data System data on approximately 20,000 Medicare beneficiaries undergoing kidney transplantation between 1995 and 2003.

5/21/2008 - PKD FAMILES APPLAUD PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN
Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials.

5/16/2008 - Masimo Receives FDA Clearance for Noninvasive Total Hemoglobin
The availability of Masimo SpHb technology should make hemoglobin measurement more convenient and broadly available to clinicians in both hospital and outpatient settings.

5/16/2008 - HIDDEN HEART CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF DEATH IN PATIENTS WAITING FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS
Considering This New Risk Factor Could Change Organ Distribution Policies

5/16/2008 - COMBINED KIDNEY-PANCREAS TRANSPLANT IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN TYPE 1 DIABETES
For patients with type 1 diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation increases the chances of long-term survival compared to kidney transplantation alone.

5/15/2008 - Study Gives Voice to Patients Living with Chronic Kidney Disease
Lucia Costantini and her co-authors explored 14 patients' experiences via face-to-face interviews and questionnaires.

5/15/2008 - Fewer Nurses Mean Bigger Risks for Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Study Shows
A wealth of evidence has shown hospital patients get better care when there are more RNs on duty. According to a recent report in Nephrology Nursing Journal (NNJ), the same outcomes apply to patients receiving chronic hemodialysis treatments.

5/7/2008 - MEDICAL RESEARCH IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING THE ECONOMY AND BETTERING LIVES
Now is Not the Time to Stifle the Funding of Science

5/7/2008 - VITAMIN D LINKED TO REDUCED MORTALITY RATE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
For patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD), treatment with activated vitamin D may reduce the risk of death by approximately one-fourth

5/1/2008 - U.S. HOUSE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN SENDS LIVE-SAVING LEGISLATION TO PRESIDENT'S DESK
Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials.

4/28/2008 - National Organ Transplant Policy Incorporates Layman Views:McMaster Named OPTN/UNOS Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs
The OPTN/UNOS membership recently elected M. Jill McMaster of Kingston, Tenn., to the board position of Vice President for Patient and Donor Affairs.

4/24/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION APPLAUDS U.S. SENATE APPROVAL OF GENETIC DISCRIMINATION BAN
Move could increase number of patients in treatment & clinical trials.

4/23/2008 - 6,000 SOUTHLANDERS to JOIN SIXTH ANNUAL DONATE LIFE RUN/WALK on APRIL 26 at CAL STATE FULLERTON
Nearly 3,000 Family Members of Organ and Tissue Donors to Participate; Corporate, Civic, Community and Healthcare Partners Unite to Promote Organ and Tissue Donation and Support the Donate Life California Registry

4/22/2008 - Five Southern California High School Students Chosen as 'Transplant Surgeons for a Day'
Essay Winners to Spend Day Shadowing Surgeons and Staff at St. Joseph Hospital of Orange

4/14/2008 - Bay Area Couple Participate in First Ever Sextuple Kidney Transplants
12 People, 6 Donor-Recipient Pairs, Interchange Kidneys in Simultaneous Group Procedure

4/9/2008 - Kidney Talk Internet Radio Show Helps Patients and Families Understand Kidney Disease and Better Cope with It
Shows in March, Kidney Month, and April, Donate Life Month, Feature Memorable Success Stories

4/9/2008 - RSN SALUTES MARCH, KIDNEY MONTH ON YOU TUBE
"Seymour Jones and the Temple of Chronic Kidney Disease" Grabs Side-Splitting Attention While Delivering a Life-Saving Message

4/9/2008 - CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE SHOULD NOT PREVENT WOMEN FROM TAKING THE OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG RALOXIFENE
Drug Found Safe and Effective in Patients with This Condition, Which Increases Osteoporosis Risk

4/7/2008 - "SAVE A LIFE" CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES AT CAL STATE FULLERTON DURING NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH
Olympic Snowboarder Chris Klug to Speak Mon., April 7, 11:30 a.m. at Becker Amphitheatre

4/7/2008 - ONELEGACY 2007 PERFORMANCE MARKED BY RECORD
1,233 Recovered Organs Transplanted from 395 Organ Donors;1,419 Tissue Donors Benefit Tens of Thousands

4/3/2008 - CMS RELEASES REGULATION MODERNIZING DIALYSIS CENTERS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released a final rule that will modernize the Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation's dialysis centers and promote higher quality of care for patients receiving dialysis.

4/3/2008 - PEPP SPEAKERS ADDRESS NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
This year's speaker training program culls patients from throughout the US

4/1/2008 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SETS APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR FY 2008 PEER REVIEWED PKD RESEARCH PROJECTS.
PKD Researchers can apply for grants from $50 million in DOD funding.

4/1/2008 - EXPERIMENTS POINT TO NEW TREATMENTS FOR POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
CFTR Inhibitors Show Promise in Slowing Disease Progression

4/1/2008 - RSN's Kidney Talk: The Rabbi and the Reverend Spin an Inspirational Tale
First show during National Donate Life Month is Heartwarming

3/28/2008 - EVIDENCE LACKING ON HEALTH BENEFITS OF DRINKING LOTS OF WATER
A recent look at what is known about the health effects of drinking water reveals that most supposed benefits are not backed by solid evidence.

3/21/2008 - SENATOR HERBERT KOHL AWARDED FOR EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF PKD
Wisconsin Senator receives PKD Foundation's Congressional Leadership Award

3/19/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF NATIONAL KIDNEY MONTH KICKOFF EVENT "PKD CHAMPIONS UNITED ON THE HILL"
Advocates gather in DC to support PKD research funding and other vital policies.

3/18/2008 - New KidneyTalk Uploaded to RSNhope.org: Dialysis Without Fear
Daniel Offer, MD and his family talk about the experiences that lead to the writing of the book, "Dialysis Without Fear."

3/17/2008 - Kidneys may fail, but heart prevails
When a Sinton ambulance medic tried to save a fellow medic's life, she might have saved her own.

3/17/2008 - URIC ACID MAY PROVIDE EARLY CLUES TO DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE
For patients with type 1 diabetes, early detection of increased levels of uric acid in the blood may be an early sign of diabetic kidney disease

3/14/2008 - Health, Happiness and Hope: RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Palm Springs, CA
People with kidney disease, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free patient meeting to discuss ways of living well with kidney disease.

3/13/2008 - CONGRESS CAN EMULATE PKD FOUNDATION STANDARDS TO MAXIMIZE RETURN ON FUNDING INVESTMENTS
Board Member and PKD patient testifies before subcommittee on World Kidney Day

3/13/2008 - AAKP ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SAYS I CAN! CAMPAIGN
AAKP received hundreds of entries from patients across the country sharing personal, triumphant stories of living with kidney disease.

3/12/2008 - Large Disparities in Kidney Testing Based on Disease, Gender and State, Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Report Finds
Findings to be presented at NKF Spring Clinical Meeting next month.

3/12/2008 - NEW LAB TEST PREDICTS RISK OF KIDNEY INJURY AFTER SURGERY
Earlier Results May Provide a Chance to Prevent or Treat Kidney Failure

3/12/2008 - ASN MEMBERS VISIT CAPITOL HILL TO PROMOTE WORLD KIDNEY DAY AND CKD AWARENESS
Physicians and patient advocates from across the nation will hold meetings with members of Congress and their staff to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease (CKD) as a growing public health problem and to advocate for increased funding for research

3/12/2008 - Kidney Disease Common in China
1.5 million people in Beijing alone have the potentially deadly condition; most are unaware

3/11/2008 - Genzyme Launches Renvela® in the U.S. for Dialysis Patients
Pursues Additional Approvals Globally for Dialysis and Earlier Stage Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

3/11/2008 - Learn About Home Dialysis During National Kidney Month (March 2008)
Most people with kidney failure don't know they can get life-saving dialysis in the comfort of their own homes.

3/10/2008 - Kidney Coach Unveils Breakthrough Program to Help Kidney Dialysis
Patients Lower Dangerously High Phosphorus Levels

3/10/2008 - Missouri Rep. Oxford Applauds GenoMed Ahead of World Kidney Day
GenoMed®, a Next Generation Disease Management company, announced today in advance of World Kidney Day, which is a week away, that it has found drug "recipes" to prevent most kidney failure.

3/10/2008 - Kidney Care Partners Urges Greater Kidney Disease Education and Legislative Support During National Kidney Month
- Coalition of Patient Advocates and Kidney Care Professionals Cites Growing Incidence of Kidney Disease, Lack of Information for Americans on How to Manage It -

3/5/2008 - The American Association of Kidney Patients Honors Mourning with 2008 Life Membership Award during National Kidney Month
The AAKP today announced that Alonzo Mourning, seven-time National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star and center for the Miami HEAT, is the 2008 recipient of AAKP's Life Membership Award.

3/5/2008 - New KidneyTalk Show: Living On Both Sides of the Knife
Steve Woodle, M.D., transplant surgeon at the University of Cincinnati Hospitals, Department of Surgery, has been on both sides of the knife. Hear about his journey from diagnosis to transplantation.

3/4/2008 - 'RENAL ASSIST DEVICE' REDUCES RISK OF DEATH FROM ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE
Cell-Filled Device Temporarily Replaces Renal Tubule Function

3/3/2008 - RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Iowa City, IA
Kidney patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free regional meeting on Sunday, March 30, 2008 in Iowa City.

3/3/2008 - AAKP RECOGNIZES MARCH AS KIDNEY DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH
Today the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to recognize March as National Kidney Disease Awareness Month.

3/3/2008 - RSN Patient Lifestyle Meeting in Iowa City, IA
Kidney patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals are invited to attend a free regional meeting to discuss ways of living well with kidney disease.

3/3/2008 - Renal Support Network's PEPP Speakers On the Go in March for Nat'l Kidney Month
The Renal Support Network's PEPP Speaker Program (Patients Educating Patients and Professionals) has been asked to fulfill 12 speaking engagements in March 2008, National Kidney Month.

2/29/2008 - Fresenius Medical Care Introduces Liberty Cycler to Home Therapy Industry Leaders
Latest technology for patients being treated at home for end-stage renal disease to be showcased at the Annual Dialysis Conference in Orlando

2/29/2008 - Baxter International Inc. to voluntarily recall all remaining lots and doses of its heparin sodium injection multi-dose, single-dose vials and HEP-LOCK heparin flush products.


2/28/2008 - Renal Support Network Sends Expert PEPP Speakers to Midland
Renal Support Network Founder and President Lori Hartwell and PEPP speaker Dawn Dungan, to speak at the Great Lakes Renal Network Kidney Patient Symposium on Sunday, March 9, 2008.

2/27/2008 - RACE, INSURANCE STATUS AFFECT ACCESS TO TRANSPLANTATION AND KIDNEY DISEASE TREATMENT
"Universal Access" Shows Promise in Reducing Disparities in Kidney Care

2/22/2008 - Statement by Robert D. Foreman, President of The Kidney Care Council, Regarding the HHS Report to Congress 'A Design for a Bundled End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System'


2/22/2008 - Data Show Marked Decrease in Heart Transplant Mortality After OPTN Policy Change
Early data shared at the OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors Meeting Feb. 21 indicated that wait list deaths among heart transplant candidates have dramatically decreased since a 2006 OPTN policy change in the sequence of heart allocation.

2/21/2008 - OPTN/UNOS Board Addresses Member Probation, Living Donor Resource Document


2/20/2008 - CMS REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON A FULLY BUNDLED MEDICARE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR ESRD
New System Would Encourage More Efficient, Higher Quality Care

2/20/2008 - Stark: CMS Report Shows Agency Ready to Proceed with ESRD Bundling
Representative Pete Stark (D-CA), Chairman of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacts to the new CMS Report to Congress on a bundled payment system for treatment of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).

2/6/2008 - PKD FOUNDATION NATIONAL WALK MANAGER DONATES KIDNEY TO PHOENIX VOLUNTEER WALK COORDINATOR
Walk for PKD brought the pair together for a life-saving match.

2/1/2008 - African-American men least likely to have blood pressure under control
Black men most at risk in kidney, cardiovascular disease Aggressively treating hypertension in this vulnerable group may help narrow dramatic disparity in health outcomes, new study finds

1/31/2008 - MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS SICKENED, INJURED OR KILLED
Acute consequences of medication mismanagement continue to mount, emphasizing the urgent need for a systematic change in the way we care for the 38+ million elderly persons in America today.

1/31/2008 - INTENSIVE INSULIN THERAPY PROTECTS KIDNEYS IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
For critically ill patients, intensive insulin therapy (IIT) to keep blood sugar (glucose) at normal levels reduces the risk of acute kidney injury, reports a study in the March Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

1/29/2008 - Portugal to Introduce a Bundled Rate for Hemodialysis Treatment
The "Comprehensive Price Payment" model will include all necessary dialysis services, the deployment of dialysis-related products, laboratory services and other complementary medical tests and the administration of renal drugs for anemia management, bone management, blood pressure and cardiovascular control as well as vitamins.

1/28/2008 - American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) Symposium to Highlight Innovative Approaches in Patient Care
The American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) will hold its 39th National Symposium April 27-30, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA.

1/24/2008 - New Study Finds Television Stations Donate an Average of 17 Seconds an Hour to Public Service Advertising
While the media environment is evolving rapidly, television continues to be the dominant medium used by the American public.

1/23/2008 - Experimental procedure induces tolerance to mismatched kidney transplants
Combined organ and bone marrow transplant allows patients to halt immunosuppression/

1/22/2008 - Baxter Healthcare and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of certain lots of Heparin
Baxter Healthcare and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a voluntary recall of certain lots of Heparin as a precaution due to an increase in reports of adverse patient reactions associated with these lots.

1/22/2008 - AAKP 2008 KIDNEY BEGINNINGS: LIVE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to release its 2008 Kidney Beginnings: Live program schedule.

1/16/2008 - EXTREME OBESITY AFFECTS CHANCES OF KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION
Study Raises Concerns about Bias in Organ Waiting List Decisions

1/16/2008 - CELEBRITIES TO ATTEND THE NINTH ANNUAL KIDNEY TEEN PROM
This year's prom will be packed full of entertainment and celebrities.

1/9/2008 - RESEARCH SHOWS WATER MAY HOLD KEY TO STOPPING CYST GROWTH IN POLYCYSTIC KIDNEYS


1/1/2008 - Fewer Nurses Mean Bigger Risks for Chronic Hemodialysis Patients, Study Shows
A wealth of evidence has shown hospital patients get better care when there are more RNs on duty. According to a recent report in Nephrology Nursing Journal (NNJ), the same outcomes apply to patients receiving chronic hemodialysis treatments.

11/21/2007 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INCLUDES PKD RESEARCH AMONG PEER REVIEWED FUNDING PROJECTS FOR FY 2008
PKD Researchers can apply for grants from $50 million in DOD funding.

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