I'm a lung transplant patient with Covid and I swear these $10 lozenges saved my life
Amanda Jean, 27, from New York state, suffered from the infection in the run-up to Christmas. The small business owner, who is more at risk from 'mild' diseases, said the lozenges 'saved my life'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digoxin Beneficial for Infants Palliated With Stage 1 Hybrid Procedure
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 -- For infants palliated with a stage 1 hybrid procedure, digoxin prescription at discharge is associated with a reduced risk for interstage death or transplant, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gut expert reveals how a poo transplant could improve your health and protect against a range of conditions from cancer to depression
Gut expert Dr Will Bulsiewicz, from South Carolina, revealed how a poo transplant could improve your health making you less likely to be diagnosed with cancer and other diseases (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The UCLA Research Park: Immunology and immunotherapy
With the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy at UCLA as an anchor tenant at theUCLA Research Park on the site of the former Westside Pavilion shopping mall, UCLA is poised to enter a new era of biomedical breakthroughs.A first-of-its kind effort in California, the nonprofit public-private partnership will leverage UCLA ’s existing strengths in clinical and biomedical scientific research across a range of disciplines. Top-flight scientists from UCLA and around the world will pursue new tools, treatments and vaccines to address a variety of pressing health challenges, including cancer, infectious diseases...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Kidney transplant and heart patients have slots cancelled amid junior doctors' strike - with some forced to wait 15 MONTHS before they are seen for life-changing treatment
Angela Waters-Kite, from Hull, revealed that her appointment for Monday has been cancelled, which would have revealed whether she could donate a kidney to her husband. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthy omega-3 fats may slow deadly pulmonary fibrosis
Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need for lung transplants?
UVA pulmonary researchers looked at the association between blood-plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids - the heart-healthy fats found in foods such as salmon and flaxseeds - and the progression of pulmonary fibrosis, as well as how long patients could go without needing a transplant. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - January 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Bone health a concern among lung transplant patients
In this study, the group thus evaluated the impact of a multidisciplinary bone health assessment and treatment protocol in patients treated at their transplant clinic at UNC Health in Chapel Hill. The protocol included multidisciplinary team education, initiation of DEXA screening at prespecified intervals post-transplant, and assessment of adequate calcium and vitamin D supplementation.The study included 58 lung transplant recipients: 38 in the preprotocol and 20 in the postprotocol groups, with measurements compared between the patients at two years post-transplant.According to the findings, patients in the postprotocol ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Digital X-Ray Musculoskeletal Radiology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic transplant programs achieve record volumes in 2023
In addition to celebrating 60 years as a leader in organ transplant practice, Mayo Clinic is also celebrating a record year in the number of transplants performed. Mayo Clinic, as the largest integrated transplant center in the country represented by sites in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, performed a collective 1,986 organ transplants in 2023. Transplant volumes not only exceeded previous records held by Mayo Clinic, but also those of other national transplant programs. Since the… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 3, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center Performs Milestone 300th Organ Transplant on Grateful 37-Year-Old Patient from Teaneck
HACKENSACK, N.J., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "Who picks up a call at 11:30 at night," quips 37-year-old Teaneck resident Jose Vasquez, who almost didn't answer his cell phone one night in late November but is now thankful that he did. "On the other line was a transplant coordinator from... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- The newborn that received the world's first partial heart transplant in 2022 continued to do well a year later, according to a case report from the transplant team.
Born with type A2 persistent truncus arteriosus and irreparable... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - January 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
How one Atlanta man beat leukemia after a life-saving transplant
In late 2009, metro Atlanta resident Jermaine Reid was participating in a basketball game at his son ’s school when he realized he was having difficulty catching his breath.
He found himself gasping for air, the passages in his nose restricted with blood clots, as he suffered intense fatigue and an overwhelming headache.
He was only 38 at the time and although he had been off the court for some years, he knew that something serious was afflicting him.
After bloodwork and further examination at… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - January 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Northside Hospital Source Type: news
Here's why Tufts Medicine launched a new liver transplant program in 2023
A new liver transplant program at Tufts Medical Center opened its doors to both new patients and new revenue streams in 2023. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - December 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Myths about minority organ donation
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A co-worker was diagnosed with kidney disease last year. He is now on dialysis three times a week as he waits for a kidney transplant. He shared his hope to get a living donor, explaining that he will have a longer wait since there are not as many diverse people signed up as organ donors. Can you explain why this is and what can I do to help? ANSWER: More than 103,000… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 29, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Hand
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Canada is bracing for a controversial new law that will allow doctors to help people with mental illness end their life. (New York Times)
Apple can again sell its... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - December 28, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Gut microbes may play role in social anxiety disorder, say researchers
Study that involved transplanting people ’s microbes into mice may show way to possible therapies, say scientistsWhile some people might relish the prospect of a new year party, for others socialising can trigger feelings of fear, anxiety and distress. Now researchers say microbes in the gut might play a role in causing social anxiety disorder, opening up fresh possibilities for therapies.Scientists have previously found the gut microbiome – the collection of bacteria and other organisms that live in the gastrointestinal system –differs for people who have social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared with healthy individua...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Mental health Science Society World news Anxiety Source Type: news
