Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says Jul 10, 2021
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 Jul 09, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
Novel Liver Assist Device Safe for Patients With Cirrhosis Small preliminary trial also shows hints of promising clinical results Jun 29, 2021
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 Jun 25, 2021
ACP: Pump the Brakes on New Organ Procurement Method Organization says NRP-cDCD may violate dead-donor rule Jun 15, 2021
Medtronic's LVAD Pulled From Market Due to Neurological, Mortality Risks Physicians must stop implanting the HeartWare system, says FDA Jun 03, 2021
Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
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 May 10, 2021
Thiotepa-Based Conditioning Promising for Primary CNS Lymphoma Commonly used regimens with autologous transplant improved survival May 06, 2021
Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer? Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes May 05, 2021
Reassuring Data on Tranexamic Acid and Blood Clots Yet concerns of thrombotic complications remain Apr 14, 2021
NKF 2021: Skewed Transplant Waitlists; Daft Diabetes Care Other noteworthy research presented at the National Kidney Foundation's annual meeting Apr 12, 2021
Pegloticase Safe for Dialysis Patients With Gout Significant drop in monthly ESA dose seen after treatment, too Apr 09, 2021
Donor Heart Preserver Survives Review by FDA Advisors Panel had many bones to pick with the Transmedics OCS device Apr 07, 2021
Language Matters During This 'Exciting Time' in Heart Failure A rethinking of what heart failure is and how to communicate with patients Apr 01, 2021
Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Mar 26, 2021
'COVID-to-COVID' Double Lung Transplant Performed Northwestern calls February procedure a success, opens door to more Mar 19, 2021
Is it OK to Cut Back on Prednisone After Kidney Transplant? 15-year follow-up data support the use of early steroid cessation Feb 03, 2021
Some of Last Year's Deferred Cardiac Surgeries Likely Still in Backlog Report describes effect of COVID on surgical case volumes, outcomes Jan 31, 2021
Gland Larceny: When Testicle Thefts Took Chicago by Storm Male rejuvenation craze sparked kidnappings and organ harvesting Dec 09, 2020
JAK Inhibitor Wins in Second-Line Chronic GVHD Twice as many patients achieved a response at week 24 Dec 05, 2020
Bone Marrow Improves Healing With ACL Grafts MRI confirms better outcomes than with allograft alone in randomized study Dec 04, 2020
Patient's Ventricles Removed as Bridge to Heart Transplant Rare therapy a variation of BIVAD support Nov 11, 2020
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant More transplant programs opening outside of clinical trials, but questions about cost and access remain Oct 22, 2020
Higher Donor BMI Tied to Improved Lung Transplant Survival Mortality reduction when lung came from obese donor, retrospective study finds Oct 22, 2020
Hospital Debates Penis Transplant in Transgender Patient Landmark procedure could revolutionize sex-reassignment surgery Oct 08, 2020
Surgeons Stole Black Man's Heart for White Businessman First heart transplant in the segregated south Aug 12, 2020
Medicare to Broaden Coverage for LVADs, Artificial Hearts CMS would drop requirement for clinical trial enrollment Aug 12, 2020
COVID-19 Hit NYC Kidney Transplant Recipients Hard Study "raises very serious concerns about the safety of transplant patients in this outbreak" Apr 24, 2020
Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
A Real Pain in the Neck: Surgeons' Posture Wearable tech confirms ergonomic stress of surgery Mar 11, 2020
Bringing Transplant to More Patients With AML Conditioning with radiolabeled antibody leads to successful transplantation in 84% of older patients Feb 25, 2020
Stem-Cell Transplant Trial Ends in a Draw Similar PFS with haploidentical bone marrow, double unrelated umbilical cord blood Feb 24, 2020
Myeloablative Therapy Prevails in AML Transplant Study Better survival, fewer relapses compared with reduced-intensity conditioning Feb 21, 2020
Whistleblower Transplant Surgeon; Uncredentialed Child Abuse Doc This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 19, 2020
Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control? One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020