Risk for Rapid Progression Explored in Patients With CKD Stage G3
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Individuals with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage G3 have a 14.6 percent three-year risk for rapid progression, according to a study recently published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation.Anne H.S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Weight-Loss Surgery Could Be Lifesaver for Folks Needing New Kidneys
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Weight-loss surgery may help patients struggling with obesity and kidney failure become eligible for a lifesaving transplant, researchers report.Obesity is a key reason why some kidney patients are turned down for a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Provides Pathway to Transplant in ESRD
TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 -- Referral of obese end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) could offer a pathway to transplant, according to a study published online March 12 in the Journal of the American College... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

What to Expect From a Stem Cell Transplant
Stem cell transplantation, in combination with traditional treatments, can improve outcomes for patients with multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why do we lose our hair as we age, and what can we do about it? – podcast
For some people, going bald or experiencing thinning hair can have a significant impact on mental wellbeing and self confidence. Madeleine Finlay speaks to Rudi Zygadlo about how it affected him and what he eventually did about it, and to consultant dermatologist and hair specialist Dr Sharon Wong about what exactly is going on when our hair thins, which treatments are available to help, and what we can expect from new technologies in the pipelineRead Rudi Zygadlo ’s description of his hair transplantSign up to the TechScape newsletter to read Alex Hern ’s weekly look at how technology is shaping our livesContinue read...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 12, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Madeleine Finlay, with Rudi Zygadlo, produced by Madeleine Finlay and Joshan Chana, sound design by Joel Cox, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Men's hair Women's hair Hair loss Beauty Medical research Cosmetic surgery Source Type: news

Cancer survivor who could barely walk now running to help others
A lecturer who survived stage 4 cancer thanks to a stem cell transplant is running the London Marathon to help others in need. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 11, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Alumni, Staff notices, Student life, Sustainability, Postgraduate; Faculty of Engineering; Press Release Source Type: news

Don't have a hair transplant without reading this! Our experts reveal the questions you MUST ask - and how to tell if a fake doctor is doing your op...
Just a decade ago, only a dozen or so doctors in the UK specialised in hair transplants for men desperate to ward off the ageing process. Today, the number is about ten times that. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

William Whitworth, Revered Writer and Editor, Is Dead at 87
William Whitworth, who wrote revealing profiles in The New Yorker giving voice to his idiomatic subjects and polished the prose of some of the nation’s celebrated writers as its associate editor before transplanting that magazine’s painstaking standards to The Atlantic, where he was editor in…#williamwhitworth #atlantic #conway #ark #littlerock #arkansasgazette #newyorkheraldtribune #dickschaap #jimmybreslin #tomwolfe (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program Nationally Ranked by the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients
Memorial Transplant Institute maintained its national ranking at number six for life-saving kidney transplants among 256 programs by The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Memorial's Kidney Transplant Program earned the number one spot in the Miami Metro area and ranked... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 6, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Transforming Transplant Initiative aspires to save lives through bioengineering
Mayo Clinic is taking steps to bolster the medical marvel of transplantation while addressing the confounding problem of a critical shortage of donor organs. It created the Transforming Transplant Initiative with a bold goal of providing organ transplants for everyone who needs one. Another objective is to eliminate the waitlist that has grown to more than 100,000 people in the U.S. "My vision is to not just help one patient, but help the thousands who… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 6, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

COVID-19 Is a Very Weird Virus COVID-19 Is a Very Weird Virus
It appears that SARS-CoV-2 isn ' t just another nasty respiratory virus, but one that affects the body in ways we haven ' t seen before.Medscape (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 4, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news

Would you fire a stranger's snot up your nose to unblock it? That's the revolutionary new treatment that could herald a cure for congestion and hay fever...
Scientists have found transplanting bug-rich mucus from healthy donors into the nostrils of those with permanent congestion clears the airways by reducing inflammation. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation Launches "Do You Know?" Kidney Awareness Campaign
March is National Kidney Month and the Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation has launched the "Do You Know?" kidney awareness campaign, to educate, empower, and inspire individuals to take proactive steps toward kidney health and shed light on the importance of early... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: BLK PDT NPT Source Type: news

Organ trafficking - a continuing challenge - Mueller TF, Nagral S.
Global inequities and inequalities, human and health-care crises, transplantation successes in the face of limited organ availability, and desperate donors and recipients underlie the backstory of organ trafficking, namely the exploitation of the most vuln... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

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Elizabeth Goldman moved to Birmingham, Alabama, to undergo a uterus transplant after being born without one. Following the state's new IVF ruling, Goldman worries her dreams of building a family are ruined. CNN's Isabel Rosales reports. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news