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Alarming Surge in Alcohol-Related Liver Transplants in Younger Adults

Targeted preventive strategies needed, especially for younger women, researchers say

Nov 14, 2024
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Health Worker Gets 2 Years for Accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Medical Records

Transplant coordinator was convicted earlier this year

Nov 07, 2024
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People Opting Out of Organ Donation After Donor Mistakenly Declared Dead

The alleged incident even affected donations in France

Oct 29, 2024
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Kidney Transplant Trouble Spelled Out for Newer Rejection Episode Categories

Study details an intermediate prognosis with newer microvascular inflammation phenotypes

Oct 25, 2024
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Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

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Oct 19, 2024
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Organ Donor Comes Back to Life; New Flu Shot Is Different; Doc Sued for Trans Care

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Oct 18, 2024
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Air Pollution Risky After Lung Transplant

Living in polluted zip codes was linked to worse outcomes after transplant

Oct 17, 2024
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People With HIV Can Safely Receive Kidneys From Donors With HIV

U.S. study findings should help squash "remaining doubts" about safety, researcher says

Oct 16, 2024
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CHEST Roundup: Diabetes in RA Patients Ups Risk of Interstitial Lung Disease

Plus: nalbuphine for IPF cough and AI for reducing lung allograft discards

Oct 14, 2024
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Opinion
It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ

Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap

Oct 12, 2024
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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
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FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
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COVID Preventive Drug Should Work Against Circulating Variants, FDA Now Says

The agency has issued a revised fact sheet for healthcare providers

Sep 27, 2024
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Timely Skin Cancer Screening After Organ Transplant Still Lacking

Only a minority of patients adhered to SUNTRAC screening recommendations

Sep 26, 2024
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