What are Presentations of Neuroblastoma?
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Abdominal pain is a very common problem with abdominal masses being somewhat less common. If one considers how frequently patients have abdominal pain due to constipation and that it often presents with a fecal mass, both of these are commonplace. Abdominal and pelvic organs are sometimes mistaken for masses also. As the abdominal and pelvic cavities are large, tumors often need to be quite large before they cause functional problems and/or can be palpated on physical examination.
A review of abdominal masses can be found here.
A review of recurrent abdominal pain can be found here.
A review of acute abdominal p...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 27, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Drug Developer 89Bio Soars as NASH Drug Succeeds in Midstage Study Drug Developer 89Bio Soars as NASH Drug Succeeds in Midstage Study
Drug developer 89Bio said on Wednesday its experimental treatment for liver disease NASH met the main goals of a small mid-stage study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 23, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Modernizing bed nets, IDing a Solar System visitor, and health lessons from Beethoven ’s hair
PUBLIC HEALTH
Next-gen bed nets get go-ahead
A new type of malaria-fighting bed net
received a major endorsement
from the World Health Organization (WHO) last week. The net combines two chemicals to more effectively kill the mosquitoes that transmit the parasite behind malaria, a disease that killed an estimated 619,000 people in 2022, most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Insecticide-treated bed nets have helped drive malaria rates down dramatically. But in recent years, resistance to the insecticide used to treat nets, pyrethroid, has been spreading. That has contributed to ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 23, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Early Post-Liver Transplant Use of DAAs in HCV Patients Early Post-Liver Transplant Use of DAAs in HCV Patients
Is starting DAA therapy immediately after surgery a safe and effective approach for HCV liver transplant patients?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - March 15, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
White House budget includes ambitious push to eliminate hepatitis C
The Biden administration's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, announced yesterday, aims to eliminate hepatitis C from the United States by creating a nationwide program to fight the disease. If funded by Congress, the 5-year, $11.3 billion program would expand testing, broaden access to powerful antiviral drugs, and boost awareness.
“I can’t really recall a circumstance quite like this, where we have the chance to do something this groundbreaking, so we just have to figure out how to make it work,” Francis Collins, acting science adviser to President Joe Biden and former head of the National Institutes of Health...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
To Succeed in Global Health, Women Leaders Must Leave Fear Behind
By Maqsoda Maqsodi,
President and chief executive officer (interim) ; Katherine Seaton,
Communications ManagerMarch 07, 2023We sat down withMaqsoda Maqsodi, IntraHealth International ' s new interim president and chief executive officer, to talk about her vision for the organization and the women who ' ve inspired her to succeed in the field of global health.1. What drew you to global health and development and how have those experiences shaped your leadership style? My background and childhood experiences drew me to global health and development. I am the daughter of an incredible Afghan woman. Widowed at a...
Source: IntraHealth International - March 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: kseaton Tags: International Women ' s Day Source Type: news
New VOYAGER PAD Analysis Confirms Consistent Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin Following Lower Extremity Revascularization (LER)
TITUSVILLE, NJ, March 5, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced data from a new prespecified analysis from the Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD clinical trial reinforcing the benefits of the XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) vascular dose (2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily) over standard of care (aspirin alone), demonstrating consistent benefit at 30 days, 90 days and up to three years following LER in patients with PAD. Lower extremity revascularization, also called peripheral revascularization, is a procedure that restores blood flow in blocked arteries or veins. This analysis of ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Post-Transplant NASH Patients Fare Worse With Older Donor Livers Post-Transplant NASH Patients Fare Worse With Older Donor Livers
Patients with NASH who received livers from older donors were at higher risk for all-cause mortality, especially due to infection, according to a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Transplant Surgeon to 30,000 Marathoners: Give Me That Liver Transplant Surgeon to 30,000 Marathoners: Give Me That Liver
Surgeon goes the extra half mile for his patient.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
Father 'left to die' after being refused liver transplant on NHS
"I have been left to die by the UK, and I've needed to go to another country and find £ 80,000 to try and get some help." (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Florida celebrates its 25th anniversary with vision for future of transplant
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ― Twenty-five years ago, the transplant center at Mayo Clinic in Florida performed its first solid organ transplant — a liver transplant. To date, the center has performed nearly 9,000 lifesaving transplants as one of the largest combined solid organ transplant programs in the U.S. The center ha s provided consistently high-quality patient care before and after organ transplants since its establishment. Based on more than two decades of vast experience in organ transplant,… (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - February 27, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
A History of Liver Transplantation and Transplant Anesthesia A History of Liver Transplantation and Transplant Anesthesia
This narrative review describes the major milestones in the development of organ transplantation, with a specific focus on hepatic transplantation and anesthesia management in liver transplantation.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - February 23, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Pakistan ’s Free Healthcare Insurance Benefits Women, Poor
Universal Health Care priorities in Pakistan have been boosted by free healthcare insurance for the poor. Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Ashfaq YusufzaiPESHAWAR, Feb 22 2023 (IPS) A free health insurance initiative started in Pakistan has benefited poor patients, especially women who have outnumbered men in using the cashless health services under the Sehat Card Plus programme.
“The initiative is in line with the ICPD25 Programme of Action, under which 4.5 million people have received free services, with 62 percent of them women. In the last three years, we have been able to cut down maternal mortality rate from 186 d...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ashfaq Yusufzai Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Featured Gender Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Population TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
'She was just 4lb': World’s youngest ever liver swap survivor defies all odds
Little Lottie defied the odds to be the youngest person to have a successful liver transplant. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Liver transplant candidates' often report one of two symptoms on their tongue - study
A reduction in the flow rate of saliva could be responsible for changes in tongue texture due to liver disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
