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Research released on senior citizens and organ transplants

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New research from Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions reveals that thousands of senior citizens lack adequate access to life-saving organs despite the survival benefit that would result from better access.

The study from Johns Hopkins shows that elderly individuals with kidney disease are quality candidates for transplants that could save their lives, and these patients would receive the needed organs if not for outdated medical biases concerning transplant waiting lists.

"Doctors routinely believe and tell older people they are not good candidates for kidney transplant, but many of them are if they are carefully selected and if factors that really predict outcomes are fully accounted for," said Dorry Segev, leader of the study. "Many older adults can enjoy excellent transplant outcomes in this day and age."

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