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A photo of a donor kidney in a plastic bowl surrounded by surgical tools prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform

Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipient

Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricks

It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care

Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say

A close up shot of a heartbeat flat lining on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.

Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts?

A photo of surgeons performing a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplant

End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond

A photo of Aji Djamali, MD, and John Jartz

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Donates Kidney to Patient

Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend

A photo of a young boy receiving dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugs

Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine?

A photo of the OrganOx normothermic preservation machine.

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplanted

Patient healthy and leading normal life at 1 year

A photo of surgeons performing a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Says

Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system

A photo of a blister pack and boxes of Paxlovid

<乌鸦传媒>Caution Urged With Paxlovid in Transplant Patients

Small case series emphasizes the need to discontinue tacrolimus prior to starting therapy

A computer rendering of an open cooler with a lung for transplant covered in COVID viruses on ice.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk?

In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients

An illustration of a stack of human organ transport cases labeled with different organs.

<乌鸦传媒>'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Death

OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform

SCCM over a photo of the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

<乌鸦传媒>Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Pool

A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms

ACC over a photo of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Air

PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary

A photo of a man with a handmade sign which reads: I NEED A KIDNEY O+, with a phone number

<乌鸦传媒>Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlists

Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue

A computer rendering of Clostridioides difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients

The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings

ACTRIMS over a photo of Palm Beach County Convention Center

<乌鸦传媒>Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Benefits in Aggressive MS

No new relapses recorded after autologous transplant

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill

This past week in healthcare investigations

CROI over a computer rendering of the immune system attacking the HIV virus

<乌鸦传媒>Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplant

U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV

A photo of a man displaying the scar from his liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis Post-Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?

Probability of recurrent disease more than doubled from 5 to 20 years later

STS over a photo of a surgeon performing a thoracic operation using a fiber optic head-light.

<乌鸦传媒>Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Times

Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds

Surgeons in the operating room prepare donor lungs for a double lung transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>'Impressive' Survival for COVID Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant

Early registry data showed COVID cases accounted for 7% of lung transplants nationwide

A medical illustration of a pig with the skeleton and internal organs visible

<乌鸦传媒>Another Xeno First: Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Deceased Person

Kidneys produced urine, but creatinine clearance didn't recover

A photo of Simon Bramhall wearing a suit in an operating room

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Who Branded His Initials in Patients' Livers Banned From Practice

U.K. transplant surgeon, Simon Bramhall, had pled guilty to two counts of assault back in 2017

A photo of surgeons performing liver transplant surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes?

Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV

A photo of the OrganOx liver perfusion device

<乌鸦传媒>Machine Perfusion Cuts Early Graft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation

Fewer ischemic biliary complications with portable normothermic perfusion system as well

FDA APPROVED budesonide (Tarpeyo) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with the kidneys highlighted.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA OKs First Proteinuria Drug for IgA Nephropathy

Supporting trial found budesonide lowered proteinuria by 34% when added to a RAS inhibitor

A photo of surgeons performing a kidney transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>A Look at Pig Kidneys in the Broader Transplantation Puzzle

Advancements across the field are accelerating in real time

A computer rendering of the human heart with the right ventricle highlighted over an implanted left ventricular assist devic

<乌鸦传媒>The Right Ventricle Still Matters in LVAD Patients

Right heart failure signaled trouble ahead in the Intermacs registry

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Weight Protective for NAFLD Patients Undergoing Transplant?

UNOS data showed differences in waitlist removal, all-cause mortality based on obesity status

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>Need for Liver Transplants Rising Sharply in Seniors

Post-transplant mortality still higher versus younger patients, but improving over time

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>Simvastatin-Treated Liver Donors May Aid Transplant Patient Outcomes

Improved graft survival versus placebo in small randomized trial

AASLD over a computer rendering of the structure of the liver.

<乌鸦传媒>How Did the COVID Pandemic Affect Liver Transplant Outcomes?

There was an impact on patient survival rates, but researcher acknowledges several confounders

ASN over a computer rendering of a transparent torso with the kidneys highlighted in black.

<乌鸦传媒>Injectable PH1 Therapy Also Effective in Advanced CKD

Trial looked at patients with stages 3B through 5 chronic kidney disease

A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Give New Heart to Woman on Death Row? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

A young female prison inmate combs her hair in her cell.

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Give Heart Transplant to Death Row Inmate?

You make the call

HFSA over a computer rendering of the heart and an atherosclerosis

<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Docs Are Sticking With Invasive Biopsies After Heart Transplants

Agreement that non-invasive alternatives to EMB are not ready for routine rejection surveillance

A computer rendering of a heart cross section with implanted left ventricular assist device

<乌鸦传媒>Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs

Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes?

A donor liver receives hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒>Can Liver Donor Biomarker Predict Liver Transplant Rejection?

Findings could support a patient-centered approach to liver transplantation, expert says

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