Logan Beats Kidney Failure With En Bloc Transplant
Logan, a kidney transplant recipient, faced long dialysis and chronic failure before KU Hospital performed an en bloc transplant using a three year old donor. He endured back to back setbacks, but now lives with one major dietary restriction and reports major improvement in stamina and daily activities.
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Soldier
KU Hospital
Medicare
Medicaid
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Chanute
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Health reporter Karrey Britt reaches readers online and on Twitter
Health and environment reporter Karrey Britt can be reached at 832-7190. Her health beat blog is hosted at wwwz2.ljworld.com/weblogs/health beat, and she can be followed on Twitter.
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Fat could aid weight loss by burning calories
Studies from Boston Finland and the Netherlands show adults retain brown fat that can burn energy and influence metabolism. Researchers say this fat may become a target for obesity therapies. Brown fat surrounds the neck and collarbone while white fat accumulates around the waist and affects insulin use.
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Finland
Netherlands
Francesco Celi
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Louis Aronne
The
Obesity Society
Weill Cornell Medical Center
New York
New England Journal of Medicine
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