Hearts From Donors Who Had COVID Are Safe for Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with heart failure in dire need of a new heart may have faced delays in getting one during the pandemic when potential donors tested positive for COVID-19. As some centers began accepting these hearts…
Learn MoreACS: Livers Have Potential to Function for >100 Years
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of at least 100 years have been identified, and patients receiving these livers have good outcomes, according to a study presented at th…
Learn MoreAlgunos hígados donados siguen funcionando durante 100 años, según un estudio
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Algunos hígados humanos son más resistentes que otros, y duran más de 100 años acumulados entre el anfitrión original del órgano y el receptor de un trasplante, descubre un nuevo estudio.Comprender qué…
Learn MoreSome Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some human livers are tougher than others, lasting more than 100 cumulative years between the organ’s original host and a transplant recipient, a new study discovers.Understanding what makes these livers so r…
Learn MoreWait Times for Pediatric Heart Transplants Longer During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased waiting list times among pediatric patients awaiting a heart transplant (HT) in the United States, according to a research letter published online Oct. 7 in …
Learn MoreUse of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Low in U.S., U.K., Canada
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Utilization of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is low in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, but long-term survival is high, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journ…
Learn MoreMany Kidney Transplant Recipients Back to Work
THURSDAY, Sept. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Employed kidney transplant recipients report that they function very well at work, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Tim J. Knobbe,…
Learn MoreRace-Free Creatinine Equation May Cut Disparity in Kidney Wait Time
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of the creatinine race-free 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation to determine eligibility for the kidney transplant wait list may reduce racial differences in preempt…
Learn MoreOutcomes of Living, Unrelated Donor Kidney Transplants in Children Examined
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Graft survival is comparable for pediatric recipients of living unrelated donor (LURD) and living related donor (LRD) kidneys, according to a study published online July 23 in Pediatric Transplantation.
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Learn MoreUnos científicos crean un embrión de ratón sintético, con un cerebro y un corazón que late
VIERNES, 26 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Usando solo células madre de ratón, unos investigadores británicos informan que han creado unos embriones sintéticos que forman un cerebro, un corazón que late y otros órganos.Las células madre se orga…
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