FDA OKs Letermovir to Prevent CMV in Kidney Transplants FDA OKs Letermovir to Prevent CMV in Kidney Transplants
Letermovir was shown to be just as effective as valganciclovir in preventing CMV in kidney transplant recipients in new study published in JAMA; results prompt additional FDA approval for this indication.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Alert Source Type: news
New Antiviral Option for CMV Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Letermovir (Prevymis) proved noninferior to valganciclovir (Valcyte), the standard of care, in a clinical trial of cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in high-risk kidney transplant patients, researchers reported.
In a phase III... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - June 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Race-Free eGFR Validated for Kidney Transplant Patients Race-Free eGFR Validated for Kidney Transplant Patients
Researchers have developed and validated a new race-free, creatinine-based equation for estimating glomerular filtration rate specifically designed for kidney transplant recipients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - June 6, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Approves New Indication for Merck ’s Prevymis (letermovir) for Prevention of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease in High-Risk Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 6, 2023 -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Prevymis® (letermovir) for... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - June 6, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist
How donor kidneys are allocated to waiting patients isn ' t as straightforward as it might seem.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - June 5, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
To Solve the U.S. Nursing Shortage Crisis, the Country Must Change Its Immigration Policies
The United States is about to learn the hard way what happens when an entire generation of nurses retires without enough new clinicians to fill their shoes at the bedside.
As a result, hospitals in the same country that performed the first successful kidney transplant and pioneered anesthesia and heart rhythm restoration will have no choice but to ration care.
That’s the only way to describe what happened to an Alabama man who was turned away from 43 different hospitals across three different states before ultimately dying of a cardiac emergency 200 miles from home because no nearby system had an available intensive ...
Source: TIME: Health - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alex M. Azar and Kathleen Sebelius Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Black Patients May Be Underdiagnosed for Lung Problems Because of Software Bias
This study, published in JAMA Network Open, offers one of the first real-world examples of how the the issue may affect diagnosis and care for lung patients, said Dr. Darshali Vyas, a pulmonary care doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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The results are “exciting” to see published but it’s also “what we’d expect” from setting aside race-based calculations, said Vyas, who was an author of an influential 2020 New England Journal of Medicine article that catalogued examples of how race-based assumptions are used in making doctors’ decisi...
Source: TIME: Health - June 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research wire Source Type: news
Kidneys From COVID-19-Positive Donors Safe for Transplant Kidneys From COVID-19-Positive Donors Safe for Transplant
Early concerns of disease transmission slowed the use of kidneys from donors with resolved or active COVID-19; however, use has increased with evidence of safety.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 30, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Renal Denervation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Renal Denervation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
What does the evidence say about the usefulness of renal denervation in CKD patients with hypertension?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Scientific Advances and Commitment to Transform Cancer Care at ASCO and EHA with More than 90 Presentations Showcasing Robust, Differentiated Portfolio and Pipeline in Hematologic Malignancies and Solid Tumors
This study evaluates an investigational combination regimen of IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) plus venetoclax (I+V) for newly diagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), (Abstracts #7535 and #P617, respectively).Advancing the Science of Solid Tumors Through Precision MedicineJanssen’s continued innovation in solid tumors focuses on advancing precision medicine options for patients with biomarker-driven disease who have limited targeted treatment options and moving patients into earlier lines of therapy when treatments may be more effective. Lung CancerAn oral presentation will report ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 18, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news
How to End America's Kidney Shortage
In a recent article in Regulation, economist Frank McCormick and Stanford Medical School Professor explain how the United States could put an end to our persistent shortage of kidneys for transplant: News stories abound of kind people—relatives, close friends, and even complete strangers—who…#regulation #frankmccormick #nota #stevelevitt #juliojelías #nicola #mariomacis #aer (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Disease
(MedPage Today) -- Physicians and advocates explored ways to improve access to clinical trials, dialysis, and transplants for racial and ethnic minorities with chronic kidney disease during a webinar hosted by U.S. News & World Report and sponsored... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient?
(MedPage Today) -- Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Selfless giving: Living kidney donors are saving lives
According to the National Kidney Foundation, every 14 minutes, someone in need is added to the kidney transplant list. Laura Laxton, an employee of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, donated a kidney in 2021. Outcomes from a living donor are often better for the recipient, and the chance of living donors having any problems with their remaining kidney is only 0.3%.*
Kidneys are the most donated organ, and a record 25,000-plus kidneys were donated in 2022. Because people have two kidneys but only … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - May 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
Simplifying Diagnosis of Rejection After Kidney Transplant Simplifying Diagnosis of Rejection After Kidney Transplant
User-friendly ChatGPT-like system allows for accurate diagnoses of rejection, using often complicated Banff classification criteria ' with just a few clicks. ' Observers hail the work as ' innovative. 'Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - May 11, 2023 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
