HIV & AIDS
Would you rather die of liver failure or live with HIV?
This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a child's life.
Oct 4, 2018
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Surgery
Case report describes four breast cancer cases post transplant
(HealthDay)—A single multiorgan donor transmitted breast cancer to four transplant recipients, according to a case report published recently in the American Journal of Transplantation.
Sep 11, 2018
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Surgery
Increase observed in hearts from drug-intoxicated donors
(HealthDay)—Heart transplants using drug-intoxicated donors have significantly increased, but their use does not seem to adversely impact post-transplant survival, according to a study recently published in the American ...
Sep 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney transplant recipients do not contract hepatitis C if receiving kidneys from donors with a history of hepatitis C
Researchers at Loma Linda University Health found that kidney transplantation can be safely performed using organs testing positive for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody but negative for active viral infection.
Aug 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA warns against long-term azithromycin use for some
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with cancers of the blood or lymph nodes who undergo a donor stem cell transplant not to take azithromycin, as long-term use of the antibiotic has been ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Surgery
Kidney transplant chains more effective in saving lives
New research from the UBC Sauder School of the Business has found that transplant societies which prioritize kidney transplant chains over kidney exchanges can increase the total number of transplants, thereby saving more ...
Aug 9, 2018
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Cardiology
Heart problem forced her baby to be delivered early. Then came a steeper challenge
One night after work, on her way up three flights of stairs to her apartment, Kayde Wolf paused on every landing to catch her breath. In her 20s, fit and healthy, she didn't understand what was happening.
Aug 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ground-breaking study tests whether rejected livers can be made viable for transplantation
A ground-breaking study is underway at the University of Birmingham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham to establish if livers that have been rejected for transplantation can be made viable by using a liver perfusion ...
Aug 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to better enable kidney exchanges to save lives and money
Nearly 100,000 people with failing kidneys are on waiting lists for a kidney transplant in the United States, with an average wait of three to five years.
Jul 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Potential to replace race as a risk factor for kidney-transplant failure
Right now, more than 100,000 adult and pediatric patients in the U.S. are waiting for a life-saving kidney donation. Thirteen of them die each day while awaiting a transplant. However, a significant portion of kidneys from ...
Jun 20, 2018
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