Pig Organ Transplants Inch Closer With Testing in Brain-Dead Patients
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.
The experiments announced Tuesday come after a historic but failed attempt earlier this year to use a pig’s heart to save a dying Maryland man — sort of a rehearsal before scientists try again in the living.
Among the lessons: Practice with the deceased is important.
“We learned so much from the first one that the second one is much better,” said Dr. Nader Moazami, who led the operations at NYU Langone He...
Source: TIME: Science - July 12, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Lauran Neergaard / AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine wire Source Type: news
Cystatin C Kidney Functional Reserve Predicts CKD Outcomes Cystatin C Kidney Functional Reserve Predicts CKD Outcomes
What could cystatin c kidney functional reserve measurements tell us about patient outcomes in CKD?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, and End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model
Notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making changes related to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) payments for calendar year 2023 and proposing updates to the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI). Includes requests for information regarding health equity issues under the ESRD prospective payment system (PPS) with a focus on pediatric dialysis payment, among other things. This rule also proposes updated requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP), among other things. Comments are due by Augus...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - June 28, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Tunneled dialysis line-associated hemorrhagic shock following self-inflicted trauma in a hemodialysis patient: a case report - Bogdan L, Malavade T.
Complications of tunneled central venous catheters (CVCs) for hemodialysis are frequent, and most commonly include bacteremia, thrombosis, and stenosis. While bleeding is a relatively rare complication of dialysis lines overall, tunneled CVCs may present a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news
Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury, etc.
Pre-publication notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) making changes related to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) payments for calendar year 2023 and proposing updates to the payment rate for renal dialysis services furnished by an ESRD facility to individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI). Includes requests for information regarding health equity
issues under the ESRD prospective payment system (PPS) with a focus on pediatric dialysis payment, among other things. This rule also proposes updated requirements for the ESRD Quality Incentive Program (QIP), among other things. Comments...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - June 22, 2022 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
On-Treatment Blood Pressure and Long-Term Outcomes in CKD On-Treatment Blood Pressure and Long-Term Outcomes in CKD
Does intensive blood pressure control in CKD patients lead to better outcomes?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Cost of living crisis means kidney disease patients may not be able to afford life-saving dialysis
Increasing costs of electricity and fuel could see the UK's 30,000 dialysis patients unable to afford the treatment at home or in hospitals, Kidney Care UK said today. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Extreme Heat Does to the Human Body
For the third weekend in a row, large swaths of the United States have wilted under early-season heatwaves that have set high temperature records from California to Texas. Nearly 100 million Americans are facing heat warnings and advisories from the southwest to the Mississippi River, with temperatures spiking well into the triple digits in California, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. As much of the northern hemisphere heads into what is projected to be a hotter-than-usual summer, more people will be exposed to dangerous levels of high heat and humidity.
Heatwaves kill more people annually in the U.S. than hurricanes, lightni...
Source: TIME: Health - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything Explainer extreme weather healthscienceclimate Londontime overnight Source Type: news
Increased Ischemic Heart Disease Risk After Kidney Donation Increased Ischemic Heart Disease Risk After Kidney Donation
Are kidney donors at a greater risk for developing ischemic heart disease? A new study looks at the possible long-term risks.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - June 8, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccines Equally Effective in Patients on Dialysis COVID-19 Vaccines Equally Effective in Patients on Dialysis
Two doses of either an mRNA vaccine or the AZ equivalent provide equal and significant protection against severe disease in patients on dialysis who have been infected with COVID-19Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Vaccination Cuts Risk of Severe COVID-19 in Patients on Dialysis
WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 -- For patients receiving hemodialysis who become infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), prior SARS-CoV-2 vaccination is associated with reduced risk of severe COVID-19, according to a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Addis Abeba City Administration Inaugurates Dialysis Center in Public Hospital
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A Dialysis Center in Menelik II Referral Hospital was inaugurated today. The center was built in collaboration with the Addis Abeba City Administration and the US-based AB Medical Center. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (Ph.D.), and the Mayor of Addis Abeba, Adanech Abebe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 31, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gender Interactions on Twitter and Medical Education Gender Interactions on Twitter and Medical Education
The inclusion and engagement of women in Twitter conversations helps promote gender equality in nephrology education and research.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Aim to Reach'Lofty Goal' of 80% of Dialysis Done at Home Aim to Reach'Lofty Goal' of 80% of Dialysis Done at Home
Meeting home dialysis goals for 2025 in the US will require establishing systems and policies that address barriers faced by racial and ethnic minorities, say editorialists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 24, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
When Should Those With End-Stage Kidney Disease Forego Dialysis? When Should Those With End-Stage Kidney Disease Forego Dialysis?
Australia and the UK have long had programs whereby some elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease, or those with many comorbidities, opt to forego dialysis, but the US has lagged behind.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 23, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
