Colorado Health System Denies Transplants to Unvaccinated Patients Colorado Health System Denies Transplants to Unvaccinated Patients
UCHealth cited studies that show unvaccinated transplant patients are more likely to die if they contract the coronavirus.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - October 6, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
New AHA Statement on Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery New AHA Statement on Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery
The first-of-its kind scientific statement outlines diagnostic criteria and calls for screening at-risk patients for this ' common, silent, and deadly ' new clinical diagnosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - October 5, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
US Nephrology Task Force Drops Race From Kidney Calculation US Nephrology Task Force Drops Race From Kidney Calculation
The Task Force of the American Society of Nephrology/National Kidney Foundation recommends new equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate that don ' t use controversial race coefficient for Blacks.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 23, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar:'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature'Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar:'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature '
Jeremy Farrar explains why we must expect new variants, and why he ’d like to give away his booster shot.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 22, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
FDA Approves Ruxolitinib for Treatment of Chronic GVHD FDA Approves Ruxolitinib for Treatment of Chronic GVHD
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved ruxolitinib (Jakafi) for the treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease after failure of one or two lines of systemic therapy.FDA Approvals (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 22, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Alert Source Type: news
Lung Cancer, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Biggest Contributors to Life-Years Lost to Cancer in Transplant Patients Lung Cancer, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Biggest Contributors to Life-Years Lost to Cancer in Transplant Patients
Transplant recipients have a shortened lifespan after developing cancer, especially those who develop lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new analysis.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 22, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Electronic-Nose Technology Promising for Early Detection of Lung-Allograft Failure Electronic-Nose Technology Promising for Early Detection of Lung-Allograft Failure
Analysis of exhaled breath using an electronic nose (eNose) can aid in the early detection of chronic lung-allograft dysfunction in lung-transplant recipients.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 14, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
At 18 Months, Much Still Unknown About Diabetes and COVID-19 At 18 Months, Much Still Unknown About Diabetes and COVID-19
A comprehensive literature review identifies diabetes as a major risk factor for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, but many mechanistic and epidemiologic knowledge gaps remain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 13, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Organ Transplants Fell by a Third Globally During Pandemic's First Wave Organ Transplants Fell by a Third Globally During Pandemic's First Wave
Organ transplants fell by a third globally during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the impact varied across countries, providing an opportunity for cross-country learning to improve future preparedness, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 10, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
Long COVID Could Spell Kidney Troubles Down the Line Long COVID Could Spell Kidney Troubles Down the Line
New research finds widespread signs of kidney damage months after SARS-CoV-2 infection, necessitating physician vigilance. Tests are vital, say experts, as kidney disease is often silent.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 9, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
When Should Patients With Kidney Disease Get Nephrology Referral? When Should Patients With Kidney Disease Get Nephrology Referral?
Combining kidney failure risk and lab values might best target patients with CKD needing specialty care, study finds.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 2, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
The Future of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Transplant Recipients The Future of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Transplant Recipients
In this editorial, the author discusses preliminary data on the efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines among transplant recipients.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 25, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
Donor-Specific Biomarker Predicts Liver Transplant Rejection Independent of Recipient Donor-Specific Biomarker Predicts Liver Transplant Rejection Independent of Recipient
Researchers from France have identified a donor-specific biomarker that can predict rejection of a liver transplant, independent of the recipient.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 24, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
Novel Coating for Blood Vessels Might Help Curb Transplant Rejection Novel Coating for Blood Vessels Might Help Curb Transplant Rejection
Using a special polymer to coat blood vessels of organs for transplant substantially diminishes rejection in mice, scientists have found.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 19, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
Little Variation in Outcomes Across US Liver Transplant Programs Little Variation in Outcomes Across US Liver Transplant Programs
An analysis of data from US adult liver transplant programs found little variation in graft and patient survival rates but significantly more variation in two other domains of quality: waiting list mortality and use of marginal grafts.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 10, 2021 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
