Opportunistic AI for Medical Scans
A remarkable wealth of data are being missed. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
Integrated Hepatitis C and OUD Care, Heart Transplant Disparities, Fall Prevention Review, and more
Editor’s Summary by Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the April 23/30, 2024, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Semaglutide Benefits in HFpEF Step Beyond Weight Loss
Drs Pi ña and Kosiborod discuss semaglutide in obesity-related HF with and without diabetes. Both STEP HFpEF trials show similar HF benefits despite less weight loss in patients with diabetes. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 12, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
No Net HF Benefit for Interarterial Shunt Device
For an all-comer population with any impairment of LV function, an interarterial shunt device missed the primary endpoint in RELIEVE-HF, but benefit was seen with LVEF less than 40%. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 6, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
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. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 5, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
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. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - April 5, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
Abiomed Impella Left-Sided Blood Pumps Recalled
Abiomed says the pump catheter may perforate the wall of the left ventricle. Instructions for use have been updated to address the issue. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 21, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
US Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-human Kidney Transplant
A 62-year-man with end-stage renal disease has become the first human to receive a new kidney from a genetically modified pig, doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital in... (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 21, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
Immunomodulators Do Not Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
A study suggested that immunomodulatory medications do not increase the risk for COVID-19 related hospitalizations in patients who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 21, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
ED Visit-Related Mortality Remains Low Post Heart Transplant
A new study showed that mortality rates associated with ED visits remained low in heart transplant recipients. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 18, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
Abbott Recalls HeartMate Touch System
The HeartMate Touch Communication System (version 1.0.32) is being recalled because the pump may unexpectedly stop or start. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 12, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
What is the best medication to stop bleeding in those having non-emergency hip or knee surgery?
There are several Cochrane reviews relevant to hip or knee replacement surgery, covering a variety of interventions. In this podcast, Parag Raval, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, talks with Naomi Gibbs from the Systematic Review Initiative at NHS Blood and Transplant in Oxford, UK, who is one of the authors of the January 2024 review looking at the best medication to stop bleeding in people having this surgery. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 7, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Hospital Mergers in 2024: Five Things to Know
Medscape Medical News spoke with health policy and antitrust experts about the Federal Trade Commission ' s new merger guidelines and the downstream effects of hospital consolidation. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 5, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
Patient-Reported Outcomes Important in Cutaneous GVHD: Study
The study results " highlight the importance of patient-reported outcomes in measuring this disease, " the study ' s lead author said. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - March 4, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
CA Suit Targets Anti-Bias Training in Health Care
The litigation is part of a national crusade by right-leaning advocacy and legal groups against diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives in health care. (Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Podcast - February 29, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Medscape 210869 Source Type: podcasts
