Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants
A Houston hospital is investigating whether a doctor altered a transplant list to make his patients ineligible for care. A disproportionate number of them have died while waiting for new organs. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg Tags: Kidneys Liver Doctors Transplants Hospitals Memorial Hermann Houston (Tex) Texas United States Source Type: news
Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards
(MedPage Today) -- Public report cards for heart transplant centers are under fire for not being meaningful -- potentially even misrepresentative of care quality -- as a given center's ratings may vary wildly from year to year, a study found... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 11, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CEUS adds to locoregional therapy for liver disease
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver, according to early study results presented April 10 at UltraCon.
In her presentation, PhD candidate Corinne Wessner from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, highlighted initial findings from her team’s ongoing work suggesting that microbubble destruction from CEUS triggering is safe and well-tolerated among patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and metastatic liver disease who also receive transarterial radioembolization with yttrium-90 (Y90-TARE).
“When we add the ultrasound-t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 11, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Ultrasound Source Type: news
Trial to double match blood for kidney transplants
Scientists say the pilot scheme aims to make sure donated kidneys are less likely to be rejected. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Dying Brain; Obesity Drugs and MS; NurOwn Tries Again
(MedPage Today) -- New research about the dying brain suggested the line between consciousness and death may not be distinct. (The Guardian)
A single fecal microbiota transplantation induced mild but sustained effects on motor symptoms in early... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 9, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Organ donation: Don't let these myths confuse you
Over 100,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant. Unfortunately, many may never get the call saying that a suitable donor organ — and a second chance at life — has been found. It's estimated that more than 15 people die every day in the U.S. because of the lack of donor organs. It can be hard to think about what's going to happen to your body after you die, let alone… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 7, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
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CNN's Victor Blackwell talks to Jazmin Evans who was kept off the transplant list for years. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Racial segregation hurts access to kidney transplants, study suggests
The disparities were greatest when Black residents of the most segregated neighborhoods and White residents of the least segregated areas were compared. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Could cloned pigs solve the human organ shortage?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with bioethicist and professor at Lehigh University, Michael Gusmano, about the ethics of using cloned, genetically modified pigs for human organ transplants. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jonaki Mehta Source Type: news
First-Ever Porcine Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged First-Ever Porcine Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged
An early rejection required treatment, but the patient in the groundbreaking case is reported to be " doing fine " ; longer-term outcomes are being watched.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Transplant Recipients: Consider Skin Cancer, Infection Risks Transplant Recipients: Consider Skin Cancer, Infection Risks
Recent research sheds light on varying skin cancer risk, and a predictive tool offers guidance on screening in solid organ transplant recipients.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
First pig kidney transplant patient goes home
Two weeks ago, surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital for the first time ever transplanted a kidney from a specially genetically modified pig into a living kidney-failure patient, Rick Slayman. Researchers had earlier tested the safety and efficacy of modified pig kidneys in brain-dead…#rickslayman #egenesis #newyorkuniversity #arthurcaplan #cambridgeuniversity #roycalne #reasoncom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Boston man, 62, and the first living patient with transplanted pig kidney is discharged from hospital and 'recovering well' - and says he has the 'cleanest bill of health' he's had in years
The first patient to receive an organ transplant from a genetically modified pig, Richard Slayman, 62 [shown] has fared so well that he has been discharged from the hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Man who received pig kidney transplant leaves hospital, feels great
Richard Slayman, the first living person to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, has been discharged from hospital and is “recovering well,” doctors from the Massachusetts General Hospital said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jennifer Hassan Source Type: news
Man with gene-edited pig kidney transplant discharged from hospital
Rick Slayman, the man who received the world ' s transplanted genetically edited pig kidney at Massachusetts General Hospital, is home Thursday after being discharged Wednesday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
