Shortage of Prostate Cancer Drug; Win for DBT Mammo; Double Lung Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto) is currently in shortage, according to the FDA, leaving some prostate cancer patients with limited options; the drug's manufacturer Novartis said it's working to increase production... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 17, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Woman is CURED of terminal stage 4 lung cancer after rare double lung transplant surgery
Albert Khoury was the first ever patient to receive the procedure in September 2021 at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, followed by Tannaz Ameli in July last year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somatic Reprogramming May Create Biological Pacemakers Somatic Reprogramming May Create Biological Pacemakers
Researchers have reintroduced the gene TBX18 into an adult cardiac cell and reprogrammed it to generate pacemaker activity.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 16, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Potential Breakthrough for a Race-Linked Kidney Disease? Potential Breakthrough for a Race-Linked Kidney Disease?
Inaxaplin is an oral small molecule that curbs the ill effects of gene variants linked with kidney damage carried primarily by Black individuals. The drug has shown promise in a proof-of-concept study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 15, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 -- Retired nurse Tannaz Ameli was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last winter. When chemotherapy failed, her doctors recommended hospice care.
But Ameli, of Minneapolis, had other ideas. She and her husband sought out a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine 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
Kristin Bjorklund, ‘Family Feud’ Co-Executive Producer, Dies at 67
Kristin Bjorklund, co-executive producer of “Family Feud” for 40 years died on March 5. She was 67. Bjorklund was on the kidney transplant list for years, and following her surgery on March 2, she developed an aggressive infection from the incision. After attending Dartmouth, Bjorklund started her…#kristinbjorklund #familyfeud #emmyaward #brianhawley #hawley #atlanta #kayleyhamilton #mineola #ny #paulrobertbjorklund (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kristin Bjorklund Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Family Feud’ Producer Was 67
Kristin Bjorklund, a longtime member of the Family Feud game show producing team, died in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 5 of sepsis after undergoing a kidney transplant. She was 67. Here death was announced by her friend Diane Hamilton. Starting as a production assistant when Richard Dawson hosted,…#kristinbjorklund #phoenix #arizona #dianehamilton #richarddawson #steveharvey #raycombs #louieanderson #mineola #dartmouth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kristin Bjorklund, Emmy-Winning ‘Family Feud’ Producer, Dies at 67
Kristin Bjorklund, who worked on the game show Family Feud for more than 40 years, most recently as co-executive producer, has died. She was 67. Bjorklund died Sunday in Phoenix from sepsis after undergoing a kidney transplant, her friend Diane Hamilton announced. She had been on a transplant…#kristinbjorklund #familyfeud #phoenix #dianehamilton #brianhawley #mineola #dartmouthcollege #emmyaward #richarddawson #raycombs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Meet the NHS medics who've gone beyond the call of duty
There is a desperate shortage of donor organs, but it's particularly acute for kidneys: every year around 250 people die on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Game-changing treatment for chronic kidney disease could slow down progression of the disease
About 15% of adults in the U.S. are estimated to have chronic kidney disease — that's about 37 million people. What if those people could be treated with medication that could slow the progression of their disease, and help avoid the need for dialysis and kidney transplantation altogether? Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist says there is a class of medica tions to help people with chronic kidney disease that does just that. He says Mayo Clinic… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 6, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
60 Minutes Australia's Face Donation Story Deeply Disturbed Viewers
In 2012, Richard Norris received a life-changing face transplant. The donor face, including the jaw, tongue, muscles, skin, nose, teeth, and eyelids, came from a man named Joshua Aversano, who died in a car accident the same year. Three years later, the Australian counterpart to "60 Minutes" aired…#richardnorris #joshuaaversano #australian #rebekahaversano #reddit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UNISON to suspend strike to enter NHS pay talks with government
The strike planned for next Wednesday involving thousands of ambulance staff and other NHS workers has been suspended to allow UNISON to enter pay talks with the government, the union said today (Friday).
Following a meeting of its health committee this afternoon, UNISON announced it was suspending the action scheduled for 8 March.
The decision was taken after the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed there would be additional investment in pay for both this year (2022/23) and next (2023/24).
UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Unions said all along they could pause strikes if ministers would only com...
Source: UNISON Health care news - March 3, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release nhs pay Sara Gorton Source Type: news
