(Reuters Health) -
People who get married appear to enjoy better health overall -- and may
even be more likely to receive a kidney transplant when they need one, a
new study reports.
Researchers found that people
with kidney failure who were married or divorced (or separated) were
more than 50 percent as likely to be placed on a waitlist for a new
kidney as never-married people. Those who were married were also 28
percent more likely to receive the organ, relative to single people on
the waitlist.
These findings make
sense, Dr. Laura Taylor of the Johns Hopkins University School of
Nursing told Reuters Health -- "being married tends to give you team
support."
Many people on the
waitlist for a new kidney are on dialysis, she said, which means they
have to follow a complicated diet and medication regime
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