Lose the Sodium Bicarb? Fewer Pills Needed for Kidney Transplant Lose the Sodium Bicarb? Fewer Pills Needed for Kidney Transplant
Sodium bicarbonate to correct metabolic acidosis in kidney transplant is unnecessary and elimination could reduce pill count. The new finding ' fills an important information gap, ' say editorialists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
PET/CT shows promise in patients with primary aldosteronism
Gallium-68 (Ga-68) pentixafor PET/CT imaging may be a promising noninvasiv...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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New PET tracer shows promise for atherosclerosis (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Should Kidney Transplants Be Offered to Undocumented Immigrants? Should Kidney Transplants Be Offered to Undocumented Immigrants?
' All in all, [recent] studies, along with ours, call into question the long-held belief that undocumented immigrants have worse [kidney] transplant outcomes, ' say the authors of a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 15, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities
(MedPage Today) -- Despite similar kidney transplant outcomes, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were less likely than the general population to be evaluated for transplant and less likely to receive one, a propensity... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 15, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
New way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease discovered
A new way to reduce progression of diabetic kidney disease, affecting 40% of people with diabetes, has been discovered by scientists. The University of Bristol-led study published today [7 February] in JCI Insight, could help the 4.8 million people in the UK with diabetes who are four times more likely to need either dialysis or a kidney transplant. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - February 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Therapeutic hypothermia of donors didn't preserve kidney function as well as machine perfusion of the organ during cold storage, a randomized trial found.
Compared with kidneys pumped with a non-oxygenated, cold dialysate after... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Machine Perfusion of Kidneys Protects Against Delayed Graft Function
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 -- For brain-dead organ donors, therapeutic hypothermia is inferior to machine perfusion of the kidneys for reducing delayed graft function after transplantation, according to a study published in the Feb. 2 issue of the New... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mannitol for Prevention of AKI After Liver Transplantation Mannitol for Prevention of AKI After Liver Transplantation
Acute kidney injury is a common complication after liver transplantation. Might mannitol, an oxygen free radical scavenger, reduce the risk?BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Unvaccinated Kidney And Heart Patients Denied Transplants Get Day In Court With Michigan Hospital
Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A group of activists join Ross Barranco to protest COVID-19 vaccination mandates in Rochester Hills, Mich. on Dec. 21, 2021. (Courtesy of…#getdayincourt #michiganhospital #stevenkovac #epochtimes #rossbarranco #rochesterhills #mich #michigan #barranco #deborahcatalono (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Janssen Announces Unblinding of Phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 Study of CARVYKTI ® (cilta-cel) as Primary Endpoint Met in Treatment of Patients with Relapsed and Refractory Multiple Myeloma
RARITAN, New Jersey, January 27, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the Phase 3 CARTITUDE-4 study evaluating CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) versus pomalidomide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (PVd) or daratumumab, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone (DPd) for the treatment of patients with relapsed and lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma met its primary endpoint of significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) at the first pre-specified interim analysis. As a result of meeting the primary endpoint, the Independent Data Monitoring Commi...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - January 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Genetic Analysis of Blood Type May Increase Number of Kidney Transplant Matches
Using genetics to more accurately identify individuals with a subtype of A blood could result in over 1,000 more kidney transplants to type B individuals, improving availability as well as equity in kidney transplantation (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - January 18, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Opioid Prescribing Practices in Chronic Kidney Disease Opioid Prescribing Practices in Chronic Kidney Disease
A new study looks at opioid prescribing patterns for pain management in patients with chronic kidney disease. Are these drugs being prescribed appropriately?Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
Deferring CT premedication reduces patients' ED length of stay
Deferring steroid premedication in patients with noted iodinated contrast allergie...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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CT radiomics helps predict HCC recurrence after liver transplant (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 23, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Donor Kidney Transplants From SARS-CoV-2 Positive Donors Donor Kidney Transplants From SARS-CoV-2 Positive Donors
Could SARS-CoV-2 positive donor kidneys be safely considered for transplant? An assessment of post-transplant outcomes provides some insight.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Penn Medicine establishes Center for Living Donation to boost kidney, liver transplants
The center comes just two months after Penn Medicine teamed with Philadelphia-based Gift of Life Donor Program to establish the state's first medical unit exclusively for deceased organ and tissue donors. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
