Con 69 sí, con 70 no: el sesgo contra los donantes de órganos mayores podría costar vidas
LUNES, 21 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La diferencia entre tener 69 y 70 años es, por supuesto, de apenas un año.Pero las organizaciones que reciben órganos para los pacientes de trasplante son menos propensas a elegir uno de un donante de…
Learn More69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The difference between age 69 and age 70 is, of course, just a single year.Yet, organizations that receive organs for transplant patients are less likely to choose one from the older donor, a new study finds.A…
Learn MoreLas señales eléctricas del corazón cambiaron en el primer trasplante cardiaco de cerdo a humano
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos de un año tras el primer trasplante de la historia del corazón de un cerdo a un paciente humano, los médicos reportan que el corazón mostró unos cambios inesperados en su sistema eléctrico, antes …
Learn MoreHeart’s Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than a year after the first-ever transplant of a pig heart into a human patient, doctors are reporting that the heart showed unexpected changes in its electrical system before the recipient ultimately die…
Learn MoreDonar parte del hígado a alguien necesitado es seguro, y salva vidas, según un estudio
MARTES, 27 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cada año, miles de personas fallecen mientras esperan un trasplante de hígado. El trasplante con donante vivo tiene el potencial de salvar muchas de estas vidas, pero sigue sin usarse lo suficiente …
Learn MoreDonating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of people die every year while waiting for a liver transplant. Living-donor transplantation holds the potential to save many of these lives, yet remains underused in the United States.During the pr…
Learn MoreDrop Seen in Transplantation in 2020 With COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a decrease in transplantation in 2020, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of the American Journal of Surgery.Alejandro Suarez-Pierre, M.D., from the Un…
Learn MoreOrgan From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who need kidney transplants have better long-term outcomes when the donor is a living person and not someone who has died and donated organs, a new study finds.”The findings of our study should lay…
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