<ѻý>CAR-T Plus Stem-Cell Transplant Promising for CD7+ Blood Cancersѻý> "All-in-one" approach appears safe, effective, in patients with relapsed/refractory disease Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Insteadѻý> Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health Apr 24, 2024
<ѻý>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cardsѻý> Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year Apr 11, 2024
<ѻý>CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised Peopleѻý> But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot Mar 28, 2024
<ѻý>Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs?ѻý> Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted Mar 25, 2024
<ѻý>New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised Peopleѻý> No such option has been available since FDA revoked the authorization of Evusheld last year Mar 22, 2024
<ѻý>First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Performed in Living Recipientѻý> Patient with end-stage kidney disease underwent transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital Mar 21, 2024
<ѻý>Alcohol-Associated Cirrhosis and Death Are on the Rise: Here's How We Can Helpѻý> Reducing stigma, increasing public awareness, and policy change are key Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster?ѻý> Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized Mar 18, 2024
<ѻý>NBA Champion, 'Survivor' Contestant Receives Heart Transplantѻý> Scot Pollard "feeling great" following surgery, his wife says Feb 23, 2024
<ѻý>Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes?ѻý> Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed Feb 22, 2024
<ѻý>AGA Backs Fecal Microbiota-Based Therapies for Recurrent C. Diffѻý> But new guidelines do not recommend use in inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome Feb 21, 2024
<ѻý>Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessationѻý> Also in TTHealthWatch: an online program for long COVID Feb 17, 2024 podcast
<ѻý>Immunotherapy May Hold Promise for Skin Cancers After Kidney Transplantѻý> Two studies had "important differences," but can help guide clinicians Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rulesѻý> Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation Feb 13, 2024
<ѻý>Former NBA Player, 'Survivor' Contestant Waits in Hospital for Heart Transplantѻý> But few donors can provide a match for his extra-large body Feb 09, 2024
<ѻý>Stigmatizing Language Common on Liver Transplant Websitesѻý> Researchers searched for terms including "alcoholic," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse" Feb 08, 2024
<ѻý>Most Immunocompromised Patients Clear Omicron Infectionsѻý> B-cell malignancies, B-cell treatments associated with longer duration of infection Jan 30, 2024
<ѻý>New Federal Health Agency Sets Bold Goalsѻý> Changing rural health delivery, perfecting whole eye transplants among ARPA-H's aims Jan 24, 2024
<ѻý>First-Ever Experiment Shows How Pigs Could One Day Help Liver Failure Patientsѻý> Penn surgeons externally attached gene-edited pig liver to brain-dead human Jan 19, 2024
<ѻý>Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplantѻý> Child and transplanted tissue together remain in good condition per case report Jan 02, 2024
<ѻý>Death by Doctor; Apple Watch Sales Rebooted; Nerve Transplanted to Paralyzed Handѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Dec 28, 2023
<ѻý>Longer Letermovir Prophylaxis Reduced Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection After HSCTѻý> Randomized study showed extending prophylaxis from 100 to 200 days was effective and safe Dec 27, 2023
<ѻý>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policyѻý> Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
<ѻý>Two-Week Prophylaxis May Prevent Hep C After Kidney Transplantѻý> Direct-acting antiviral prophylaxis worked in all 10 cases in pilot trial Dec 01, 2023
<ѻý>Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attentionѻý> A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
<ѻý>Rude Awakening on Trying to Keep Donor Hearts Usable With Common Hormone Infusionsѻý> Long-standing practice of levothyroxine supplementation fails in randomized trial Nov 30, 2023
<ѻý>Pelosi vs Trump on ACA; Life Expectancy Rises; Legal Definition of Death Questionedѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Nov 29, 2023
<ѻý>Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantationѻý> Rare disease should be part of the differential in the presence of massive pancreaticomegaly Nov 22, 2023
<ѻý>Emergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failureѻý> 1-year survival reached 78% for patients who received an emergency transplant Nov 14, 2023
<ѻý>AKI Response Tied to Improved Survival for Patients Waiting on Liver Transplantѻý> Results highlight the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Nov 13, 2023
<ѻý>MASLD Predicted to Increase by 23% by Middle of the Centuryѻý> AASLD president: "No way we are going to be able to transplant our way out of this" Nov 12, 2023
<ѻý>Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplantѻý> Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplantѻý> Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
<ѻý>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻý> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canadaѻý> Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial Nov 06, 2023
<ѻý>Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplantѻý> Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
<ѻý>COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplantedѻý> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻý staff Sep 25, 2023
<ѻý>Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donorѻý> Transmission via organs has not previously been reported, researchers say Sep 15, 2023
<ѻý>Fresh Blood Not Always the Best Blood?ѻý> French study assesses red blood cell transfusions and kidney transplant outcomes Sep 14, 2023