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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>With HVAD Out, Innovation Key to Mechanical Circulatory Support

A debate on where LVAD innovation stands

A close up of the hand of a Black man in a hospital bed.

<乌鸦传媒>Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action

The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse

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 close up of the hand of a person receiving infusion therapy.

<乌鸦传媒>Life Expectancy Still Lower for Blood or Marrow Transplant Recipients

Although late mortality has decreased over the past 40 years

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

A computer rendering of a kidney in a stainless steel dish with surgical instruments.

<乌鸦传媒>Kidney Transplant Outcomes Improved Over Past Quarter-Century

Patient and graft survival rates have increased since 1996

A woman with a scar on her abdomen from liver transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Transplant Sex Disparities Vanish With Living-Donor Access

Women who qualified for deceased donor organs had significantly worse MELD scores

An overhead view of a shot glass between a man鈥檚 clenched fists.

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Break the Abstinence Rule Before Liver Transplants?

Small study suggests alternative criteria to the "6-month rule" may be needed

A computer rendering of CAR T cells attacking cancer cells and releasing cytokines

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-CD7 CAR-T Therapy Yields High Response Rate in Acute Leukemia

Complete responses in 18 of 20 patients with relapsed/refractory T-cell ALL

A billboard with a mature cowboy in sunglasses and the words: TEX NEEDS A LIVER. PLEASE HELP!

<乌鸦传媒>Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In

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

A computer rendering of t-cells attacking a COVID-19 virus.

<乌鸦传媒>Call in the T-Cell Cavalry to Fight COVID in the Immunocompromised

Preliminary research suggests immunotherapy could play role in protecting vaccine non-responders

Photo of vials of the drug Shingrix.

<乌鸦传媒>Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults

CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says

FDA APPROVED Tacrolimus (Prograf) over a computer rendering of a lung in a metal dish with surgical tools.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Breaks New Ground With Transplant Drug Approval

No prospective trial offered or required

FDA ADCOMM Transmedics OCS Liver over a photo of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Nearly Unanimous on Liver Transplant Perfusion Device

Thumbs up on safety and efficacy

A female professor at a medical college speaks in front of a classroom of students.

<乌鸦传媒>Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

A computer rendering of hepatitis B viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors

Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says

FDA SAFETY Hydroxyethyl starch (HES) products over a computer rendering of blood platelets and a bag of Hydroxyethyl starch

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Piles on New Warnings for Blood Volume Expanders

Hydroxyethyl starch products shouldn't be used for low blood volume unless no other options exist

X-ray and fluoroscopy images of primary sclerosing cholangitis

<乌鸦传媒>Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19

Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Liver Assist Device Safe for Patients With Cirrhosis

Small preliminary trial also shows hints of promising clinical results

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Fibrosis Linked to Lower Response to COVID Vaccine

Third dose may be needed in this population as well as some transplant patients, says researcher

EASL over a computer rendering of a liver

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Death From Severe COVID

French study of hospitalized patients also saw an increased risk of mechanical ventilation

Diagram of normothermic regional perfusion of abdominal organs in preparation for transplantation

<乌鸦传媒>ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method

Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule

FDA WARNING Medtronic HeartWare left ventricular assist device above a photo of the device in the palm of a mans hand

<乌鸦传媒>Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risks

Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA

FDA WARNING Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva) over two bottles of Ocaliva over a computer rendering of a liver with cirrhosis.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis

A photo of Robert Montgomery, MD

<乌鸦传媒>Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose

A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose

A close up of a fresh modern surgical suture.

<乌鸦传媒>Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Me

Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection

A distressed looking young female physician with her arm extended palm out making a stop gesture

<乌鸦传媒>Toxic Cardiology Culture Pervasive Worldwide, ACC Survey Finds

No group was immune to hostile work conditions, but women and young doctors got the worst of it

A vial of Thiotepa for injection over an MRI image of primary central nervous system lymphoma

<乌鸦传媒>Thiotepa-Based Conditioning Promising for Primary CNS Lymphoma

Commonly used regimens with autologous transplant improved survival

Surgeons perform a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer?

Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes

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