<ѻý>Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant Systemѻý> Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data Mar 22, 2023
<ѻý>Cancer Transmission From Organ Donors With Brain Tumors Not Much of a Riskѻý> In U.K. cohort study, no cases of transmission observed Mar 22, 2023
<ѻý>Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplantѻý> Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo Mar 01, 2023
<ѻý>Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilitiesѻý> "Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue Feb 15, 2023
<ѻý>Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplantѻý> Noninvasive cooling before organ removal didn't measure up for early organ function Feb 02, 2023
<ѻý>Change Coming for Bloated Congenital Heart Surgeon Workforceѻý> Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers Jan 23, 2023
<ѻý>Epstein-Barr Virus Tracking After Liver Transplant May Cut Rare Complicationѻý> Observational study provides suggestive evidence Jan 17, 2023
<ѻý>New Regimen for GvHD Prophylaxis in Well-Matched Reduced-Intensity Allo-HCTѻý> Post-transplant cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, and MMF reduces GvHD without higher relapse risk Dec 14, 2022
<ѻý>Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs?ѻý> Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
<ѻý>After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donationѻý> Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
<ѻý>COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meetingѻý> Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed Nov 14, 2022
<ѻý>Steroids and G-CSF Boost 90-Day Survival in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitisѻý> Plus: Normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplants and Noom Weight for NASH Nov 11, 2022
<ѻý>Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplantѻý> Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipientsѻý> Patients who kept their blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg had better kidney function at 1 year Nov 07, 2022
<ѻý>Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesityѻý> LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype Nov 06, 2022
<ѻý>New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplantѻý> Follow-up data from CONFIRM trial show terlipressin benefit in key subgroup Oct 25, 2022
<ѻý>Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplantѻý> CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant Oct 20, 2022
<ѻý>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻý> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻý>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipientѻý> Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans Oct 04, 2022
<ѻý>UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricksѻý> It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years Oct 03, 2022
<ѻý>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Careѻý> Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
<ѻý>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.ѻý> Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
<ѻý>Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplantѻý> End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond Aug 03, 2022
<ѻý>Doctor Donates Kidney to Patientѻý> Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend Jul 22, 2022
<ѻý>Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugsѻý> Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine? Jun 15, 2022
<ѻý>Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplantedѻý> Patient healthy and leading normal life at 1 year Jun 01, 2022
<ѻý>MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Saysѻý> Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system May 18, 2022
<ѻý>Caution Urged With Paxlovid in Transplant Patientsѻý> Small case series emphasizes the need to discontinue tacrolimus prior to starting therapy May 13, 2022
<ѻý>COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk?ѻý> In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients May 03, 2022
<ѻý>'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Deathѻý> OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform Apr 23, 2022
<ѻý>Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Poolѻý> A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms Apr 22, 2022
<ѻý>Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Airѻý> PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary Apr 04, 2022
<ѻý>Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlistsѻý> Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
<ѻý>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipientsѻý> The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings Mar 07, 2022
<ѻý>Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Benefits in Aggressive MSѻý> No new relapses recorded after autologous transplant Feb 28, 2022
<ѻý>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Billѻý> This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
<ѻý>Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplantѻý> U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV Feb 16, 2022
<ѻý>Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis Post-Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?ѻý> Probability of recurrent disease more than doubled from 5 to 20 years later Feb 09, 2022
<ѻý>Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Timesѻý> Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds Jan 31, 2022