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Mini-biographies help clinicians connect with patients

Bob Hall was recovering from yet another surgery in March 2014 when a volunteer walked into his hospital room. It had been a rocky recovery since his lung transplant three months earlier at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wis.

10 Jun 2019

CGM evaluations in long-term islet transplant recipients show near-normal glycemic profiles

Continuous glucose monitoring evaluations in islet transplant recipients who have been insulin independent for an average of 10 years show near-normal glycemic profiles and time-in-range metrics, according to data presented by the Diabetes Research Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

10 Jun 2019

Opioid epidemic increases proportion of hearts transplanted from overdose death donors

The confluence of two major health crises—the opioid epidemic and organ shortage—has moved surgeons to consider transplanting organs deemed as less than "perfect" in an effort to expand the donor pool and save more lives, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, published by Elsevier.

7 Jun 2019

New immunosuppressive regimens may improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients

Preliminary results from a $5.2 million clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers show that the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can help safely and effectively treat kidney transplant patients without the negative long-term side effects of traditional immunosuppressive regimens, the study's leaders announced this week.

6 Jun 2019

Gut bacteria linked to metabolic changes and autism in new study

Researchers have made an important discovery that may explain how gut bacteria could contribute to autism-like behaviors.

31 May 2019

Blood stem cell breakthrough could spare some patients from side effects of cancer treatments

A method of growing blood stem cells in the laboratory has been developed by researchers at Stanford University and the University of Tokyo, in a breakthrough that could spare some people with blood and immune disorders from the side effects of intensive chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

31 May 2019

Brigham team presents five-year follow-up results for face transplant patients

Brigham surgical teams have performed face transplants for people who have suffered from severe facial injuries.

31 May 2019

Viral study reveals new way to prevent kidney damage following organ transplant

While studying one of the smallest DNA viruses known, Sunnie Thompson, Ph.D., may have found a new way to help prevent kidney damage following organ transplant.

30 May 2019

Manuka honey could be useful in treating cystic fibrosis lung infection

Researchers at the Swansea University have shown that Manuka honey could be useful in treatment of deadly lung infections caused by antimicrobial resistant respiratory bacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF). The study titled, “Anti-pseudomonad Activity of Manuka Honey and Antibiotics in a Specialized ex vivo Model Simulating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection,” was published in the latest issue of the journal Frontiers of Microbiology.

30 May 2019

Researchers develop a standardized method for predicting transplant rejection

Researchers from The Westmead Institute for Medical Research have developed a standardized method of measuring the immune response in islet transplant recipients, helping predict patient outcomes.

29 May 2019

Scientists find how various chemical fixatives affect quality of tissue-engineered biomeshes

A group of scientists from Russia and Ireland found out how quality of tissue-engineered biomeshes is affected by various chemical fixatives.

29 May 2019

Scientists develop 3D-printed artificial corneas similar to human ones

When a person has a severely damaged cornea, a corneal transplant is required. However, there are 2,000 patients waiting for the cornea donation in the country as of 2018 and they wait for 6 or more years on average for the donation.

28 May 2019

New insights into diagnosis and treatment of heart muscle disease in children

Cardiomyopathies in children are the focus of a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association that provides insight into the diagnosis and treatment of the diseases as well as identifying future research priorities.

28 May 2019

An 84-year-old man saves neighbor's life, becomes oldest living kidney donor in the U.S.

An 84-year-old Texas man recently became the oldest living kidney donor in the country after donating one of his kidneys to his 72-year old neighbor at Houston Methodist Hospital.

26 May 2019

Benefit of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma remains unclear

The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has investigated whether patients suffering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma have (better) chances of recovery when stem cells from another person are transplanted.

24 May 2019

Experimental noninvasive tool assesses efficacy of stem cell transplantation

Stem-cell based therapies to strengthen the heart muscle and treat other diseases are beginning to show promise in human clinical trials.

23 May 2019

‘Sham’ sharing ministries test faith of patients and insurance regulators

Sheri Lewis, 59, of Seattle, needed a hip transplant. Bradley Fuller, 63, of nearby Kirkland, needed chemotherapy and radiation when the pain in his jaw turned out to be throat cancer. And Kim Bruzas, 55, of Waitsburg, hundreds of miles away, needed emergency care to stop sudden —and severe — rectal bleeding.

17 May 2019

Transplant News and Research

Mini-biographies help clinicians connect with patients

CGM evaluations in long-term islet transplant recipients show near-normal glycemic profiles

Opioid epidemic increases proportion of hearts transplanted from overdose death donors

New immunosuppressive regimens may improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients

Gut bacteria linked to metabolic changes and autism in new study

Blood stem cell breakthrough could spare some patients from side effects of cancer treatments

Brigham team presents five-year follow-up results for face transplant patients

Viral study reveals new way to prevent kidney damage following organ transplant

Manuka honey could be useful in treating cystic fibrosis lung infection

Researchers develop a standardized method for predicting transplant rejection

Scientists find how various chemical fixatives affect quality of tissue-engineered biomeshes

Scientists develop 3D-printed artificial corneas similar to human ones

New insights into diagnosis and treatment of heart muscle disease in children

An 84-year-old man saves neighbor's life, becomes oldest living kidney donor in the U.S.

Benefit of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma remains unclear

Experimental noninvasive tool assesses efficacy of stem cell transplantation

‘Sham’ sharing ministries test faith of patients and insurance regulators

Stool transplant found safe and effective in children with C. difficile infections

Renal infarction linked with acute kidney injury in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

Researchers describe the impact of chronic hepatitis D on parts of the immune system

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

Managing vibration in IVF laboratories

A New Approach to Preventing Bladder Cancer Recurrence

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