The Technique Reshaping Organ Transplantation
Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ted Alcorn Tags: your-feed-science Surgery and Surgeons Doctors Transplants Liver Organ Donation Blood Lungs Heart Medical Devices Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, Ill) Source Type: news
The heavy subunit of ferritin stimulates NLRP3 inflammasomes in hepatic stellate cells through ICAM-1 to drive hepatic inflammation | Science Signaling
Extracellular ferritin promotes inflammation in the liver by inducing IL-1 β release from hepatic stellate cells. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - April 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
CKD Progress Risk Increased Even if Albuminuria Range Normal CKD Progress Risk Increased Even if Albuminuria Range Normal
A linear increase in the risk for chronic kidney disease progression is observed even in albuminuria ranges (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Source Type: news
Opinion: A deadly but curable disease is thriving in L.A.'s jails. That's unacceptable
The Los Angeles County jail system needs a concerted effort to screen for and treat the blood-borne liver disease, which kills about 14,000 Americans a year. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mark Bunin Benor Source Type: news
Could CAR-T cell therapy improve kidney transplants?
Chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T cell therapy) could provide a revolutionary approach to organ transplantation for patients who are hard to match and susceptible to rejection, Mayo Clinic researchers discovered. Their pioneering research focuses on using CAR-T cells derived from the patient's own immune system to prevent rejection of donated organs. Sensitized patients are those who have high levels of antibodies that cause their immune systems to react negatively to potential donor organs. These… (Source: Mayo Clinic Research News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - April 2, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: news
CKD Progression Risk Up With Increasing Albuminuria in Normal Range
MONDAY, April 1, 2024 -- For people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and normoalbuminuria, the risk for CKD progression increases with higher levels of albuminuria, according to a study published online April 2 in the Annals of Internal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Are Muscle-Building Supplements a Good Idea?
Want to put on muscle? Who wouldn’t: It keeps you strong enough to do the things you love now, and it’s a great investment for later, since muscle improves bone mineral density and mobility as you age. People with more muscle mass have better outcomes when they’re sick, and quicker recoveries.
It’s hard not to be tempted by the powders, protein bars, and shakes promising to help. Whey, creatine, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are among the most popular of these. But what do they actually do, and who (if anyone) should take them?
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Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donavyn Coffey Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
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Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: None Conference Coverage Source Type: news
At 87, this Markham man is the world's oldest kidney transplant recipient
A Markham man was recently awarded the Guinness World Record for being the oldest man to receive a kidney transplant. Walter Tauro was 87 years old when he underwent the surgery last year and told CBC’s Talia Ricci he feels like he has a second chance at life. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I had the world’s largest kidneys removed - now I'm scared I’ll die without a donor
Warren Higgs had the world's largest kidneys removed in 2021, but now worries he will die while waiting for a transplant (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A biased test kept thousands of Black people from getting a kidney transplant. It's finally changing
A racially biased test delayed Black patients from getting a kidney transplant and now more than 14,000 are part of a move to make amends (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The Use of Low-Dose Dopamine in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
AbstractDopamine has been used for half a century in adult and pediatric patients for the treatment of hypotension, as well as for the theoretical prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI). Although activation of renal dopamine receptors leads to increased urine output, there is no evidence that low-dose dopamine reduces the incidence of AKI, need for dialysis, or death. Dopamine administration is also associated with multiple adverse effects, particularly in preterm infants. Despite the lack of evidence for its use, as well as the known adverse effects of dopamine, many neonatologists still use low-dose dopamine to prevent ...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - April 1, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
They came for Florida ’s sun and sand. They got soaring costs and a culture war
One of the first signs Barb Carter’s move to Florida wasn’t the postcard life she’d envisioned was the armadillo infestation in her home that caused $9,000 in damages. Then came a hurricane, ever present feuding over politics, and an inability to find a doctor to remove a tumor from her liver.…#barbcarters #florida #sunshinestate #kansas #censusbureau #uhaul #corelogic #jodicummings #connecticut #palmbeach (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monthly News Roundup - March 2024
Rezdiffra Approved as First Drug for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NASH)
In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to Rezdiffra (resmetirom) for adults with noncirrhotic nonalcoholic... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 31, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
