Heart Transplant Survival Affected With COVID-19-Positive Donor Organs
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heart transplant (HT) recipients from donors with active COVID-19 have increased mortality at six months and one year, while survival is similar for recently resolved COVID-19 donors and non-COVID-19 donors, …
Learn MoreBanff Automation System Improves Diagnosis of Kidney Allograft Rejection
MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Banff Automation System, based on an algorithm covering all classification rules and diagnostic scenarios, can improve diagnosis of kidney allograft rejection, according to a study published online May 4 in…
Learn MoreEl almacenamiento en frío podría mantener a los pulmones listos para el trasplante más tiempo
LUNES, 24 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Almacenar los pulmones donados a temperaturas frías, pero no cerca de la congelación, puede aumentar de forma marcada el tiempo que los órganos pueden vivir fuera del cuerpo humano, sugiere un estudio rec…
Learn MoreCool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Storing donor lungs at cool — but not near freezing — temperatures can markedly increase the length of time the organs can live outside the human body, a new study suggests.Lungs stored at 50 degrees Fahrenhe…
Learn MoreCool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Storing donor lungs at cool — but not near freezing — temperatures can markedly increase the length of time the organs can live outside the human body, a new study suggests.Lungs stored at 50 degrees Fahrenhe…
Learn MoreDebunking Myths About Organ Donation
SUNDAY, April 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Far more people need an organ transplant than there are organs available.It doesn’t have to be that way.Dr. Johnny Hong, chief of transplantation at Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hers…
Learn MoreFeds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single nonprofit has what amounts to a monopoly over all organ transplants performed in the United States, but the federal government said Wednesday that it plans to change that.The Health Resources and S…
Learn MoreFeds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single nonprofit has what amounts to a monopoly over all organ transplants performed in the United States, but the federal government said Wednesday that it plans to change that. The Health Resources and …
Learn MoreUna nueva oportunidad para dos pacientes con cáncer de pulmón tras un doble trasplante de pulmón pionero
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tannaz Ameli, una enfermera jubilada, recibió un diagnóstico de cáncer de pulmón en etapa 4 el invierno pasado. Cuando la quimioterapia no funcionó, los médicos le recomendaron cuidados paliativos.Per…
Learn MoreNicotinamide Does Not Prevent Keratinocyte Cancers in Organ Recipients
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral nicotinamide (vitamin B3) treatment does not lead to a lower number of keratinocyte cancers or actinic keratoses in organ transplant recipients, according to a study published in the March 2 issue of the…
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