Archive: 05/06/2017
Next-generation metagenomics sequencing may sleuth out hard-to-find viruses in the blood
Next-generation metagenomics sequencing (NGMS) may have broad potential for discovering new viral infections in the blood, such as human hepegivirus-1 (HHpgV-1), that currently cannot be found by conventional methods. Whether ...
Jun 5, 2017
New allocation system reduces racial/ethnic disparities in kidney transplant
A new kidney allocation system implemented in 2014 by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) led to a narrowing of the disparities in national kidney transplant rates among whites, blacks and Hispanics on the transplant ...
Jun 5, 2017
Team studies ambulance diversion by race, health care for released prisoners
Black heart attack patients suffered higher mortality rates than white patients when ambulances are diverted because hospital emergency rooms are too busy to receive new patients, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco.
Jun 5, 2017