In the largest retrospective study to date using data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database for adult double-lung transplants, Temple University School of Medicine researchers have shown that there is ...
Jan 27, 2014
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People in the Netherlands will soon have the opportunity to receive vaccination against COVID-19. However, an estimated 35% of all people suffer from needle fear. Elisabeth Huis in 't Veld of the Tilburg School of Humanities ...
Nov 24, 2020
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New research has shown that boosting the "warm glow" feeling that people experience after giving blood significantly increases repeat blood donations, which are essential for the effective running of any health service.
Sep 14, 2023
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A new study indicates that many donated organs that are discarded might be suitable for transplantation if certain steps are taken to limit damage following donation. The findings appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal ...
Oct 5, 2017
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New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) shows the importance of receiving the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and also the need to constantly review ...
Jul 10, 2021
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Cambridge researchers are taking part in the world's first clinical trial of red blood cells that have been grown in a laboratory for transfusion into another person.
Nov 7, 2022
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Female kidney donors who are overweight may be at a higher risk for preeclampsia during pregnancy, according to a new study. The increased risk is due to a reduction in a type of kidney function called renal functional reserve ...
Jan 19, 2018
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With the constant need for blood and platelet donations, frequent, regular blood donors are crucial to having a continuous national blood supply. Across Mayo Clinic in Rochester, for example, anywhere between 50 and 70 units ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Nearly 30,000 people become living kidney donors worldwide each year, and many are young women. Researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University ...
Nov 19, 2014
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A clinical trial comparing conventional low-temperature storage of transplant donor livers with storage at physiological body temperature has revealed promising results for the evolution of liver transplantation. Results ...
Jul 17, 2023
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