In 7553 matched pairs of kidney transplant recipients in the US, those taking proton pump inhibitors a month after transplant had more graft failure within the first year (16.8% vs. 9.4%) and over five years.
A US registry study of 32 770 kidney transplant recipients, published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, found that transplantation before starting dialysis was not linked to longer survival, but was linked to a better start for the new…
A study of 630 848 Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure, published Oct. 20, 2026, in JAMA, found that those in Medicare Advantage plans had lower kidney transplant rates than those in traditional Medicare (adjusted rate ratio 0.71).