Helping the Homeland: Two Ukrainian NPs Form Supply Chain Helping the Homeland: Two Ukrainian NPs Form Supply Chain
Two longtime nurse practitioner friends in Maine divvied up efforts to send medical supplies to Ukraine. One stayed in the US, the other traveled to her former country to deliver goods and help.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 16, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nursing News Source Type: news
FDA Rejects Bardoxolone as First Alport Syndrome Agent FDA Rejects Bardoxolone as First Alport Syndrome Agent
Alport syndrome, a rare genetic disease that causes early kidney failure, continues to have no approved treatment, but advocates foresee progress in diagnosis and awareness from the failed approval attempt.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 15, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
A Gutsy Plan to End Human Disease as We Know It A Gutsy Plan to End Human Disease as We Know It
CZ Biohub president Stephen Quake reveals that they are looking to expand across the United States. Apply to become the next Biohub at czbiohub.org.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 11, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
Community Genetic Testing Prompts Behavior Change in Patients Community Genetic Testing Prompts Behavior Change in Patients
Test results for kidney failure risk prompt positive behavior change in patients and providers that might offset risk of developing chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal failure later in life.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 9, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib for Ulcerative Colitis Safety and Efficacy of Tofacitinib for Ulcerative Colitis
This paper presents final data from OCTAVE Open, an open-label, long-term extension study on the safety and efficacy of the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 8, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Modified T Cells Boost Transplant Patients' COVID-19 Defenses Modified T Cells Boost Transplant Patients' COVID-19 Defenses
A technique for modifying virus-attacking T cells might help defend against COVID-19 in transplant recipients reciving drugs that suppress the immune system, preliminary findings suggest.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 2, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
EU OKs Difelikefalin for CKD-Associated Pruritus, Generic Diabetes Meds EU OKs Difelikefalin for CKD-Associated Pruritus, Generic Diabetes Meds
CHMP adopts positive opinions for a new drug for pruritis associated with chronic kidney disease, two biosimilar insulins, and a generic form of the DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin for type 2 diabetes.International Approvals (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Remote Monitoring and Outcomes in HF Patients With an ICD Remote Monitoring and Outcomes in HF Patients With an ICD
In patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, how are clinical outcomes impacted by partly substituting remote patient monitoring for in-person visits?Europace (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 1, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news
' Historic Botched Job': CDC's, Others' Failed COVID Communication'Historic Botched Job': CDC's, Others' Failed COVID Communication
Randy Olson on what science can learn from Hollywood about communicating with the masses.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 25, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
Use of High-Dose Iron in Dialysis in US Tracks PIVOTAL Trial Use of High-Dose Iron in Dialysis in US Tracks PIVOTAL Trial
The 2019 landmark PIVOTAL trial that established the safety and efficacy of higher-dose iron in patients on hemodialysis had little discernable impact on US practice, which already used higher doses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 22, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Role of Gut Microbiota in HBV Disease Progression and Treatment Role of Gut Microbiota in HBV Disease Progression and Treatment
This review aims to clarify our understanding of the pathophysiology of gut microbiota and their relationship with liver injury in chronic hepatitis B. How might this inform future therapeutics?Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 21, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Physician, Hospital Groups Challenge HHS' Surprise Bills Approach Physician, Hospital Groups Challenge HHS' Surprise Bills Approach
Medical associations are challenging a federal framework for handling certain billing disputes, arguing the"additional" factors spelled out in the No Surprises Act should carry greater weight.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 18, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
90% of Nephrologists in Happy Relationships, Survey Shows 90% of Nephrologists in Happy Relationships, Survey Shows
Results from online survey indicate nephrologists are reporting relatively high levels of burnout, although not much higher than last year; they are, however, happy in their relationships, on the whole.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 18, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Third Transplant Patient Cured of HIV Marks Important Firsts Third Transplant Patient Cured of HIV Marks Important Firsts
A third person who has been ' cured ' of HIV through a unique transplant of stem cells has given hope for a larger-scale way to beat back the HIV epidemic that has plagued the world for four decades.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: HIV/AIDS News Source Type: news
Anti-RNPV-3 Predicts Prognosis in Systemic Sclerosis ILD Anti-RNPV-3 Predicts Prognosis in Systemic Sclerosis ILD
What could anti-RNPC-3 antibodies tell us about outcomes in systemic sclerosis-associated lung disease?Rheumatology (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Radiology Journal Article Source Type: news
