Colorectal Cancer Treatment Outcomes in Older Adults Colorectal Cancer Treatment Outcomes in Older Adults
Two new studies report results with adjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with stage 3 colorectal cancer; those who can tolerate it have better outcomes.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 10, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
A New (Old) Drug Joins the COVID Fray, and Guess What? It Works A New (Old) Drug Joins the COVID Fray, and Guess What? It Works
Approving this drug would double our COVID treatment options, says Dr Perry Wilson in this week ' s Impact Factor.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 8, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
' Exciting': Off-the-Shelf T-cell Therapy Shows Promise'Exciting': Off-the-Shelf T-cell Therapy Shows Promise
Posoleucel, an investigational off-the-shelf T-cell therapy, showed promising safety and efficacy for eradicating multiple viruses in patients who had allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-SCT).MDedge News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 6, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Can a Nationwide Liver Paired Donation Program Work? Can a Nationwide Liver Paired Donation Program Work?
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has launched the first national paired liver donation pilot program in the United States, but some experts are skeptical.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - January 30, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Medicare Policy Tweak on LVADs May Reduce Access to Transplant Medicare Policy Tweak on LVADs May Reduce Access to Transplant
Advanced heart failure patients who receive an LVAD at a center without a transplant program may be less apt to receive a heart transplant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - January 19, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Holistic Management Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Holistic Management Of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
The authors highlight the need for a team-based holistic approach to the patient with hepatocellular carcinoma, presenting a practical playbook for management of patients with liver disease and HCC.Liver International (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - January 6, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Watch Out: Minefields in Your Hospital Contract Watch Out: Minefields in Your Hospital Contract
Make sure any contract you sign is fair and reasonable and contains no nasty surprises. Legal experts highlight some of the most common pitfalls and how to address them.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 29, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
FDA Lifts Hold on Bluebird's Sickle Cell Disease Therapy FDA Lifts Hold on Bluebird's Sickle Cell Disease Therapy
Bluebird Bio Inc said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration had lifted a partial clinical hold on studies for its gene therapy to treat blood disorder sickle cell disease.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 20, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
MIPS Quality Scores Don't Reflect Quality of Care: Study MIPS Quality Scores Don't Reflect Quality of Care: Study
Despite substantial data-reporting requirements for physicians, the Medicare payment incentive program ' s measures don ' t say much about a doctor ' s quality, a new JAMA study finds.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 12, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Dec 2 2022 This Week in Cardiology Dec 2 2022 This Week in Cardiology
SGLT2 inhibitors, publishing choices, second and third order effects of interventions, decision support, and patient selection for preventive procedures are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week ’s podcast.theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - December 2, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
' Something Good After Tragic Loss': Donating Brain Cancer Tissue'Something Good After Tragic Loss': Donating Brain Cancer Tissue
Families of children with brain cancer are often unaware of the option of postmortem tissue donation, and many have expressed resentment that they had not been informed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - November 28, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Successful Liver Transplantation in Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Successful Liver Transplantation in Patients With SARS-CoV-2
Successful liver transplantation was performed in two patients with asymptomatic, active SARS-CoV-2 infection.American Journal of Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - November 25, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Transplantation Journal Article Source Type: news
New Docs Find Both Fulfillment and Frustration in First Years New Docs Find Both Fulfillment and Frustration in First Years
Whether you just became an attending or have a few years under your belt, the newest generation of physicians speaks out about the good, the bad and the ugly within the medical field.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - November 22, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Balanced Crystalloid Fluids Surpass Saline for Kidney Transplant Balanced Crystalloid Fluids Surpass Saline for Kidney Transplant
Low chloride, balanced-crystalloid IV fluid led to significantly fewer delayed graft function events compared with saline in a multicenter trial of patients getting a deceased-donor kidney transplant.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - November 16, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Living Donor Liver Transplants on Rise for Most Urgent Need Living Donor Liver Transplants on Rise for Most Urgent Need
Patient survival appears to be comparable to deceased donor liver transplantation.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - November 12, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
