Guy Alexandre, Transplant Surgeon Who Redefined Death, Dies at 89
His willingness to remove kidneys from brain-dead patients increased the organs ’ viability while challenging the line between living and dead. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clay Risen Tags: Alexandre, Guy (1934-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Surgery and Surgeons Transplants Kidneys Life-Sustaining Support Systems, Withdrawal Of Murray, Joseph E (1919-2012) Belgium Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Expanding the living kidney donor pool to those with Type 2 diabetes
With more than 90,000 people in the U.S. awaiting kidney transplants, the demand exceeds the available supply — emphasizing the critical importance of identifying safe ways to broaden the kidney donor pool. Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist, says, until recently, patients with Type 2 diabetes have been ruled out as potential living kidney donors. Now, following strict criteria, some patients may be eligible to help close the gap on this ever-growing need for living kidney donors. … (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Type 2 diabetes no longer a barrier to becoming a living kidney donor
ROCHESTER, Minn. — People who are overall healthy and living with well-controlled Type 2 diabetes can donate a kidney, thanks to a change in national policy. Naim Issa, M.D. The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network updated its living donor criteria. It makes some people with Type 2 diabetes eligible to do nate a kidney. This marks a "significant shift" in criteria for living kidney donors, says Naim Issa, M.D., Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist. "This policy change… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 29, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Multiple Myeloma: What Treatments Work Best? Multiple Myeloma: What Treatments Work Best?
The longest overall survival of nearly 8-10 years was with autologous stem cell transplantation.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 26, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
NBA Champion, 'Survivor' Contestant Receives Heart Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- NBA champion and "Survivor" contestant Scot Pollard is "awake and feeling great" a day after a heart transplant, his wife said Saturday on social media.
"Scot has a new heart!" Dawn Pollard posted Friday night on X, formerly... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 23, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
The Ghost Research Haunting Nordic Medical Trials The Ghost Research Haunting Nordic Medical Trials
The results of hundreds of clinical trials in Nordic countries have never been made public. Experts say it ' s a global problem.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Infographic: How Physicians Strive for Healthy Lifestyles Infographic: How Physicians Strive for Healthy Lifestyles
Physicians reveal how often and how much they try to control their weight, exercise enough, and keep their drinking in check.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 20, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
InformAI secures $2.2M NIH grant
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded InformAI a $2.2 million grant to further the company's development of its CT-based TransplantAI software for organ donor-recipient pairing.
InformAI plans to use the small business innovation research (SBIR) grant for continued research and development work that will include building predictive models for heart and lung transplant outcomes and creating a clinical decision support informatics platform to assist organ transplant surgeons in matching donor organs with patient recipients, according to InformAI.
“There is an urgent need for improved and integrated predicti...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Cardiovascular Radiology Chest Radiology Source Type: news
NBA champion, 'Survivor' contestant Scot Pollard is feeling great after heart transplant, wife says
NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard is “awake and feeling great” a day after a heart transplant, according to his wife (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
NBA champion, 'Survivor' contestant Scot Pollard receives heart transplant
NBA champion and “Survivor” contestant Scot Pollard has had a heart transplant (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Upstate living kidney donor transplants at all-time high
Transplant Center relocates today to 550 Harrison Center. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - February 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations (AOs) and Preventing AO Conflict of Interest, and Related Provisions
Notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) that would set forth provisions to strengthen accrediting organization oversight by addressing conflicts of interest, establishing consistent standards, processes and definitions, and updating the validation and performance standards systems. Additionally, this proposed rule would revise the psychiatric hospital survey process, add a limitation on terminated deemed providers and suppliers when reentering the program, and provides technical corrections for End-Stage Renal Disease facilities and Kidney Transplant Programs. Comments are due April 1...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - February 15, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
New Score Predicts Risk for Death on Heart Transplant List New Score Predicts Risk for Death on Heart Transplant List
The new score outperformed the current therapy-based 6-status system of ranking adult heart transplant candidates by medical urgency.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors given as part of an immunosuppressive regimen for kidney transplant recipients with advanced cutaneous cancers may be effective and safe, depending on the regimen, two small studies suggested... (Source: MedPage Today Dermatology)
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - February 14, 2024 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules
(MedPage Today) -- To more fairly rank candidates for heart transplant, researchers developed the U.S. candidate risk score (US-CRS) and found it to better discriminate risk for people with advanced heart failure than the current six-status system... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 13, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
