News tagged with transplant center


US girl, 9, gets six-organ transplant

A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors described as a remarkable recovery Sunday, days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs in a groundbreaking medical procedure.

Other created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Researchers find novel predictor for MDS progression risk

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have discovered that changes in the physical characteristics of the effector memory regulatory T cell can predict the progression risk of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) ...

Immunology created Sep 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Race, ethnicity affect likelihood of finding suitable unrelated stem cell donor for cancer patients

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have published a study describing the greater difficulty in finding matched, unrelated donors for non-Caucasian patients who are candidates for hematopoietic ...

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Hepatitis C deaths up, baby boomers most at risk

(AP) -- Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed - they are most at risk.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

CDC to baby boomers: Get tested for hepatitis C

(AP) -- For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

More kidney dialysis is better, research finds

(HealthDay) -- If you're receiving kidney dialysis, four new studies suggest that you could benefit from longer or more frequent dialysis sessions.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Italy hospital conducts first fully robotic liver procedure

A medical transplant centre on the Italian island of Sicily said Monday it had carried out the world's first partial liver transplant using only a robot to remove the organ of the donor.

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West Nile cases rise by 400 since last week: CDC

(HealthDay)—The number of new West Nile virus cases jumped by more than 400 since last week, and the death toll now stands at 147, up from 134, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pediatric regime of chemotherapy proves more effective for young adults

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), usually found in pediatric patients, is far more rare and deadly in adolescent and adult patients. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, child ALL patients have a higher than ...

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West Nile cases pass 4,500 mark nationwide: CDC

(HealthDay)—The number of West Nile virus cases this year has surpassed 4,500, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday, and the number of deaths has reached 183, up from 168 last week.

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Myelodysplastic syndrome treated with deferasirox shows beneficial iron reduction

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at six other institutions have recently tested a treatment for patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, a blood-related malignancy that involves the ineffective production ...

Cancer created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latest West Nile tally: 5,245 cases, 236 deaths

(HealthDay)—The West Nile virus outbreak has now reached 5,245 cases, including 236 deaths, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find regulatory T-cell clue to help prevent GVHD

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious risk in many kinds of cell transplants, including for stem cell transplants carried out when stem cells are partially depleted of conventional T cells, which play an important ...

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Bone marrow transplant eliminates signs of HIV infection

Two men with longstanding HIV infections no longer have detectable HIV in their blood cells following bone marrow transplants. The virus was easily detected in blood lymphocytes of both men prior to their transplants but ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most people with hepatitis C go untreated, despite effective drugs

Just 20 percent of people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) begin the recommended treatment regimen and less than 5 percent go on to successfully overcome the virus, according to a new review in General Ho ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0