Surgery
SF surgeons complete surgeries in kidney transplant chain
Surgeons at a San Francisco hospital have completed all the operations in an organ donation chain that gave six patients new kidneys.
Mar 7, 2015
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Last surgeries underway in 12-person kidney transplant chain
Surgeons have started the final operations in an organ donation chain that will result in six patients getting new kidneys at a San Francisco hospital.
Mar 6, 2015
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Chain of kidney transplants begins at San Francisco hospital (Update)
Zully Broussard thought she was going to help one person by donating a kidney.
Mar 5, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Rapid Heme Panel speeds treatment decisions for blood cancer patients
For patients with aggressive types of leukemia and other blood cancers, quickly identifying and starting the right treatment can make all the difference.
Nov 12, 2014
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Extracorporeal support can significantly increase number of organs for transplant
Using heart-lung support technology, the University of Michigan's Transplant Center was able to increase the number of kidneys, livers and pancreases available for transplant by about 20 percent.
Aug 21, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Liver cancer screening highly beneficial for people with cirrhosis
Liver cancer survival rates could be improved if more people with cirrhosis are screened for tumors using inexpensive ultrasound scans and blood tests, according to a review by doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
May 5, 2014
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Distance from designated VA liver transplant center linked with greater risk of death
Veterans with liver disease who live more than 100 miles from a Veterans Administration hospital that offers liver transplants are only half as likely to be placed on the liver transplant waitlist to receive a new organ compared ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Optimizing donor kidney distribution in the United States
Northwestern University's Sanjay Mehrotra has developed an innovative model that could help ease kidney distribution inequities among regions in the U.S. and ultimately help save hundreds of lives. His mathematical model, ...
Feb 14, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC sounds alarm on antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(HealthDay)—More than 2 million people come down with infections from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year in the United States, leading to at least 23,000 deaths, according to a report released Monday by federal health ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Medical research
Thwarting herpes, scientists open antiviral drug path
While herpesviruses infect most animals – including humans – with incurable disease, Cornell researchers have found a genetic trail to thwart its reproductive powers, cutting its infective powers by a factor of up to ...
Sep 5, 2013
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