Surgery
Researchers suggest stool transplants can battle serious infections
Could number two be number one when it comes to combating recurrent Clostridium difficile (CDI) infections?
Dec 9, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Stem cell transplant benefits older adults with MDS
(HealthDay)—Among older patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), survival rates are better for those undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), according to a study presented at the annual meeting ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Medical research
Study reveals surprising benefit of clonal hematopoiesis in allogeneic transplants
Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a recently identified condition in which mutations associated with blood cancers are detected in the blood of some healthy, usually older, individuals who don't have cancer. People with CH, while ...
Dec 5, 2020
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Surgery
To increase organs available for transplant, reassess organ procurement organizations' metrics
Organ procurement organizations are a critical component in organ transplantation in the United States. But, what makes an organ procurement organization high performing and obtaining much needed organs to those awaiting ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Surgery
Expert alert: Five things to know about being a living liver donor
About 1 in 5 patients who are on the national waiting list for a liver transplant die or become too sick before an organ becomes available. With an ever-growing need for organs, Mayo Clinic is working to increase awareness ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Health
Langerhans cells are up to the job, they just need a chance
Blood stem cell transplants are an important part of treatment for a variety of serious conditions. However, adverse reactions of the host to donor cells present a significant risk. Now, researchers from the University of ...
Oct 27, 2020
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Surgery
How the airline industry recovers from COVID-19 could determine who gets organ transplants
The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the airline industry. Passenger numbers are down more than two-thirds from last year, and airlines have been canceling flights and shutting down routes.
Sep 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers set the stage to improve the efficiency of living kidney donor evaluations
Living kidney donation rates have remained stagnant over the last decade, and many potential living donors perceive the evaluation process to be lengthy and difficult to navigate. Researchers recently identified indicators ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Outdated corneal donation policies prevent sight-restoring surgery
Some forms of blindness and visual impairment can be cured with a corneal transplant surgery using donated eye tissue. However, federal regulations in the United States and Canada severely restrict the ability of sexually ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Cardiology
Researchers succeed with a more inclusive approach to heart transplants
Doctors at Yale New Haven Hospital used a more aggressive selection process to more than quadruple the number of heart transplants performed there while maintaining positive patient outcomes, according to a new study.
Sep 18, 2020
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