Great news as cystic fibrosis sufferer finally gets a liver after 26-month wait
Cystic fibrosis sufferer Sarah Meredith is the healthiest she's been for years following a long-awaited liver transplant - after the Daily Express highlighted her plight. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donor's Immune Cells Could Help Transplant Recipients Avoid Organ Rejection
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- A liver transplant can give people a new lease on life, but at the cost of lifelong immune-suppressing medication and its risks. Now an innovative approach to reduce, or possibly eliminate, certain patients ' reliance on... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
She Sued Tennessee for Denying Her an Abortion. Now She ’ s Running for Office.
Allie Phillips never wanted to be a politician, but she had always wanted to be a mom of two. Whenever Phillips asked her 5-year-old daughter, Adalie, what she wanted to be when she grew up, Adalie would say, “A big sister.” So when Phillips found out she was pregnant again in Nov. 2022, Adalie was thrilled. “Her eyes got big and her jaw just dropped open,” Phillips recalled. “Every night after that, she sang Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star to my belly. She’d kiss my belly every night before bed.” Phillips and her husband planned to name the new baby Miley Rose.
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Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Charlotte Alter Tags: Uncategorized feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news
'Abortion Test' Sparks Concern; AI in Brain Surgery; 'Is There a Doctor on Board?'
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Tests designed to identify the past use of abortion drugs -- under development in Poland -- are raising concerns. (Nature)
A kidney transplant from a gene-edited... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 12, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years. Could it one day help transplant patients?
Genetically engineered pig organs now show long-term survival in monkeys, a scientific advance that could some day help people waiting for a transplant. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - October 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- Lung transplant clinicians had a rocky start using belatacept (Nulojix) for immunosuppression at one large-volume center, though they maintained that the agent could still be used to preserve renal function without... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
High-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- High-risk cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplant (LT) most benefit from potential living donors, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Aging.
Fakhar Ali Qazi Arisar, M.B.B.S., from the University of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Model Developed for Prioritizing Patients Waiting for Lung Transplant
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- A new model has been developed for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Jarrod E. Dalton,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘ Hospital at Home ’ Could Be the Future of Health Care. Not Everyone Thinks It ’ s a Good Idea
In July 2022, Rudie Watzig collapsed. The diagnosis was as serious as it was unexpected—cirrhosis of the liver—and it landed him in the intensive care unit for what he considered a period of sheer torture. “I hated it. I hated being in the hospital,” says Watzig, 44, of Portland, Oregon. “Not seeing my kids … not having my wife there … not having my nice Purple mattress to sleep on.”
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So imagine his chagrin when he was again rushed to the emergency room a few months later, this time for breathing problems due to fluid buildup ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsay Lyon Tags: Uncategorized Health Care Source Type: news
How lung cell transplant can improve breathing
Cells taken from a patient's own lungs could be used to treat - or even cure - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), that affects about 1.4million people in the UK. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patterns of Major Frozen Section Interpretation Error Patterns of Major Frozen Section Interpretation Error
This study aimed to establish data error rates due to misinterpretation of frozen sections at a large medical center. In what scenarios were major errors most common and potentially preventable?American Journal of Clinical Pathology (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - October 6, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
History of Heart Transplant Tied to Worse Pregnancy Outcome History of Heart Transplant Tied to Worse Pregnancy Outcome
Pregnant women who have had a heart transplant are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, or other serious maternal outcomes during hospitalization for delivery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Studying mismatches between donor and recipient in kidney transplantation
A recent study identified a gene mismatch between kidney donors and recipients connected to increased risk of transplant loss. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - October 5, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Surveilling Heart Rejection: A Guide to Noninvasive Methods Surveilling Heart Rejection: A Guide to Noninvasive Methods
Dr Michelle Kittleson shares noninvasive monitoring strategies for heart transplant rejection.American College of Cardiology & Medscape (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 5, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Commentary Source Type: news
Sarcopenia Worsens Liver Transplant Outcomes for Patients With Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 -- Sarcopenia is associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC), according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
