Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think: Who's behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news.
Jun 28, 2023
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Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news.
Jun 28, 2023
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Combining five existing drugs can keep a highly aggressive type of bone marrow cancer at bay for longer, an innovative trial has shown.
Jun 23, 2023
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Medical science has made tremendous advancements over the past 70 years. One of these is the transplant of human organs from one person to another. The first transplant—a kidney—was in the US in 1954.
Jun 23, 2023
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Race-neutral lung function interpretation could increase access to lung transplants for Black patients with respiratory disease, according to new research published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society online ahead ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Clinicians have a new standard for graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prevention after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, according to results from a phase III study published June 22 in the New England Journal ...
Jun 22, 2023
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In a multicenter phase 3 trial, researchers at the MHH have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the drug bulevirtide, which prevents HD viruses from entering the liver. This paves the way for a drug therapy of the particularly ...
Jun 22, 2023
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So far, there are no specific drugs to treat the hepatitis E virus. Doctors only have the broad-spectrum antiviral drug ribavirin at their disposal, which is often associated with severe side effects. Drugs against other ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Introducing widespread screening of newborns for a deadly disease called severe combined immunodeficiency, or SCID, followed by early treatment boosted the five-year survival rate of children with the disorder from 73% before ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Dozens of children die each year in the U.S. while waiting for a new liver. A new analysis led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC physician-researchers suggests that greater use of partial liver transplants—either from ...
Jun 20, 2023
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Outcomes of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and second complete remission (CR2) have significantly improved over time, according to a study published ...
Jun 16, 2023
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