Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant - Forbes

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Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant - Forbes

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Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant - Forbes

ScienceBlog.comAlmost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney TransplantForbesTHURSDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one of every two people over the age of 60 who are hoping for a kidney transplant will die while on the waiting list, new research shows.Number of patients who die awaiting kidney reaches new high Los Angeles TimesMedicare Claims Help Identify Post-Transplant Complications MedPage TodayNewswise (press release) - University of Florida - MedPage Today - Newswise (press release)all 15 news articles

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