Archive: 28/04/2015
Living liver donors report lower sexual function in early months post-surgery
A new study found that sexual function in adult living donors was lower at the evaluation phase and at three months following liver transplantation. Results published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association ...
Apr 28, 2015
Researchers develop new computer-based vision screening test for young children
Many eye disorders in young children are asymptomatic and may remain undetected without testing. Since effective treatments are available for many of those conditions, early identification and intervention are critical to ...
Apr 28, 2015
Researchers solve mystery of deadly transplant infection
When Harlan Dorbin passed away from a rare infection one month after his successful lung transplant surgery, his surgeon turned to Dorbin's sister and made a promise.
Apr 28, 2015
Age at surgery and valve type in PVR key determinants of re-intervention in congenital heart disease
Over the last 15 years, survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) has greatly improved, so that currently there are more adults than children living with CHD. Consequently, people with CHD of all ages are undergoing ...
Apr 28, 2015