Cardiology
Innovative 'heart in a box' technology gives hope to transplant patients
A new heart transplant technique is reducing waiting lists for patients in Australia and potentially around the world.
Sep 6, 2022
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Medical research
New treatment could result in more donor lungs
A large number of donated lungs cannot be used for transplantation. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden and Skåne University Hospital have conducted an animal study, bringing hope that more donor lungs could be used ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Surgery
Transplant candidates' thoughts about tradeoffs of shorter wait time for lower quality kidneys
Approximately 20% of deceased donor kidneys are discarded each year in the United States, but a recent study in CJASN indicates that many patients on the transplant waitlist would prefer accepting such lower quality kidneys ...
Aug 20, 2022
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Surgery
With improved pain control, marrow donors can gift stem cells without undue side effects or opioid use
Sharing gifts is a favorite way to sustain connection across peoples and cultures worldwide, but with bone marrow donation the gift-giving act is accompanied by uncomfortable side effects to the donor, making it a truly selfless ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Diversity among bone marrow donors is needed
Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in need of solid organ transplants, such as hearts or kidneys, people ...
Jul 18, 2022
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Addiction
Liver transplants from drug overdose deaths rose sharply during COVID-19 pandemic
Liver transplants from drug overdose donors rose significantly in the pandemic's first year, helping keep the number of liver transplants in the U.S. stable despite COVID-19 disruptions, according to a study to be presented ...
May 22, 2022
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Surgery
National 'acuity circles' policy leads to delays in liver donor procurements
A national policy change to facilitate the broader sharing of donor livers through "acuity circles" has resulted in procurement delays, according to a researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
May 20, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney transplant safe when organ donor has COVID: Study
Even before the pandemic, the demand for donor kidneys far exceeded supply. That shortfall only worsened when hospitals started refusing to use kidneys from COVID-positive donors.
May 13, 2022
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Surgery
Study confirms living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients
The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a 20-year Mayo Clinic study of more than 3,000 living kidney donors. Only 2.5% of patients in the ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Surgery
Q and A: Transplants and people of color
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My wife is African American, and we just learned that she is going to need a kidney transplant. I heard that most of the people on the waitlist are people of color, and I'm wondering whether people from ...
Apr 22, 2022
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