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
Scientists Find New Genetic Variants for Obesity
Researchers believe they have discovered a new biological mechanism for obesity, pointing to rare variants on two genes that dramatically increase the risk of carrying excess weight.
Research published in the journal Nature Genetics on Thursday points to variants that raise the chance of being obese by as much as six times. Unlike other known variants that affect weight gain in children, these only appear to play a role in adults.
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Unraveling obesity’s mechanisms could help scientists develop new drugs, or tailor existing ones, for a condition that now affects ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashleigh Furlong/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities
A decade ago, only a few radiopharmaceutical agents were used to help treat cancer patients. That has changed and the field of theranostics is expanding rapidly in various ways, as described in part 1 of AuntMinnie.com's series on the rise of theranostics.
However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. They're also mindful of the multiple dedicated teams required to build a thera...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Practice Management Radiation Oncology/Therapy Nuclear Medicine Medicolegal Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news
EHR-Based Algorithm Does Not Cut Hospitalization in Kidney Dysfunction Triad
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- For patients with the triad of chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension, the use of an electronic health record-based algorithm and intervention does not result in reduced hospitalization at one year,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How to Talk to Kids When a Parent Has Cancer
The U.S. is expected to hit a bleak milestone this year: For the first time, more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. More than 600,000 will die, according to projections from the American Cancer Society.
Yet when you consider how many people are affected by a single diagnosis, those numbers balloon. As people with cancer grapple with fears about their health, they often describe being equally anxious about how their news will affect their family. When Catherine, Princess of Wales, revealed on March 22 that she was being treated for cancer, she emphasized that she and her husband had “taken time t...
Source: TIME: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Klein Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate 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
First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, headed home Wednesday after faring so well that he was released from the hospital just two weeks after his groundbreaking... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Scientists find new 'fat genes' that make you six times more likely to be obese - and up to 10,000 Brits carry them
Researchers at the University of Cambridge also found the genetic quirk was linked with an increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and of type 2 diabetes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pig kidney transplant patient leaves hospital
The procedure was hailed as a historic step as doctors tackle a widespread organ donor shortage. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Patient With Transplanted Pig Kidney Leaves Hospital for Home
Richard Slayman, 62, is the first patient to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Two weeks after the procedure, he was well enough to be discharged, doctors said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Kidneys Genetic Engineering Pigs Immune System Transplants Black People Dialysis Surgery and Surgeons Urine Source Type: news
First-ever pig-to-human kidney transplant patient discharged from MGH
Rick Slayman, 62 of Weymouth, underwent the transplant surgery on March 16 using technology from Cambridge-based eGenesis. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Cassie McGrath Source Type: news
Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- Using a personalized algorithm to identify primary care patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, and hypertension (the kidney-dysfunction triad) -- plus practice facilitators to help providers deliver guideline... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 4, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Advances in treating kidney cancer
Kidney cancer is one the most common cancers in the U.S., with over 81,000 new diagnoses in 2023 alone. Mayo Clinic sees a high volume of kidney cancer cases and is among the most experienced institutions in treating kidney tumors. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Aaron Potretzke, a Mayo Clinic urologist, explains how advances in diagnostics and treatment have made kidney cancer more treatable than ever before. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/60YawJiXabU Journalists:… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 4, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Muscle cramp compound may drive deadly wasting in cancer patients
“The flesh is consumed and becomes water … the abdomen fills with water, the feet and legs swell, the shoulders, clavicles, chest, and thighs melt away. … The illness is fatal.”
This spine-chilling description, written by Greek physician and philosopher Hippocrates, is believed to be the first account of a deadly muscle wasting disease called cachexia (pronounced kuh-KEK-sia). Scientists estimate that up to 80% of cancer patients suffer from the condition, where the body relentlessly eats away at itself until organs such as the heart and diaphragm stop working. Even if cachexia doesn’t directly kill a patie...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 3, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
