Tacrolimus After Lung Transplant Cuts Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
(MedPage Today) -- MILAN -- Once-a-day tacrolimus significantly reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) in lung transplant patients compared with the standard immunosuppressant, according to the ScanCLAD trial.
Among patients who underwent... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 11, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Implant Can Warn Weeks Early That Transplanted Organ Will Be Rejected
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 -- Receiving an organ transplant can be a nerve-wracking, if lifesaving, affair, said Dr. Joaquin Brieva, a kidney transplant recipient.“Within two days of my transplant, my kidney function was back to normal, but then... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Results
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Intensive consolidation treatment before allogeneic stem-cell transplant did not improve outcomes in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a retrospective comparison showed.
Relapse-free survival (RFS... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - September 7, 2023 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Infographic: Doctors Act Out on Social Media, Peers See It Infographic: Doctors Act Out on Social Media, Peers See It
Physicians discuss how they see other doctors posting on social media in ways they may regret, and which platforms have the biggest issues.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Change Makers: Elcin Barker Ergun on Healthcare Renaissance Change Makers: Elcin Barker Ergun on Healthcare Renaissance
WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Elcin Barker Ergun, CEO of the Menarini Group, in Florence, Italy, about what they believe to be a new renaissance in healthcare.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
The New Normal in Body Temperature The New Normal in Body Temperature
Are humans more cold-blooded than we have always believed? F. Perry Wilson reviews a study of"normal" oral temperatures in adults.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Value of Echocardiography in Pulmonary Hypertension Value of Echocardiography in Pulmonary Hypertension
Could echocardiography have a role in the diagnosis and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension?BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 5, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Prophylactic and Early COVID-19 Treatment in Kidney Disease Prophylactic and Early COVID-19 Treatment in Kidney Disease
Pre-exposure prophylaxis and early post-exposure treatment may help reduce the severity of COVID-19 among patients with kidney disease.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - September 1, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news
In Primate Study, Antibody Treatment Prevents Organ Rejection After Transplant
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 -- A new study in non-human primates shows potential for using a manmade monoclonal antibody to help prevent organ rejection after a transplant.
The antibody was successful in promoting graft survival after kidney and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Advanced HF No Obstacle to AF Ablation Success: CASTLE-HTx Advanced HF No Obstacle to AF Ablation Success: CASTLE-HTx
This ' should help eradicate the current somewhat nihilistic approach ' to managing atrial fibrillation in advanced heart failure, said an expert.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 28, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Chatbots as Accurate as Ophthalmologists in Giving Advice Chatbots as Accurate as Ophthalmologists in Giving Advice
The first study of the quality of ChatGPT answers for topics in eye care has found they ' re on par with answers from ophthalmologists, who could not always distinguish human from AI responses.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Cruel Summer for Medical Students and Taylor Swift Fans Cruel Summer for Medical Students and Taylor Swift Fans
An associate dean of student affairs sheds insight into why medical students applying for residency tend to be as stressed out as Taylor Swift fans trying to score concert tickets.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - August 25, 2023 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Med Students Commentary Source Type: news
History of transplant breakthroughs: from hearts to hands … and heads?
After surgeons perform first womb transplant in UK, we look at other major advances through the yearsWoman ‘over the moon’ after sister donates womb in UK firstSurgeons have performed thefirst womb transplant in the UK, it has been announced. The 34-year-old recipient received her sister ’s uterus in an operation in February at Churchill hospital in Oxford that took nine hours and 20 minutes.We look at some other major transplant breakthroughs over the years – and consider what the future may hold.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - August 23, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Tobi Thomas Tags: Organ donation Health Women's health Society Science Medical research Doctors Source Type: news
Sturgeons perform the UK's first ever successful uterus transplant
The patient received the womb from her sister. Both women are in a fit and stable condition following two overlapping 17-hour operations. A team of eight surgeons has successfully performed the United Kingdom's first-ever womb transplant. The patient, a 34-year-old woman, received a womb donation…#unitedkingdom #richardsmith #churchillhospital #oxford #quiroga #spain (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meet the remarkable surgeons behind UK's first womb transplant
The intricate surgery, completed in February at the Churchill hospital in Oxford, was made possible by a team of eight surgeons, two anaesthetists, ten theatre staff, plus ten or so nurses. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
