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Transplantation

News, opinions and meeting coverage in transplantation.

Transplant Patients Have More Infections After Mohs Surgery

Immunosuppressed populations significantly prone to post-procedure complications

Wise Buy? Left Ventricular Assist Devices

Getting better and cheaper, but 'nobody wears pink ribbons for heart failure'

Nephrology Training Programs a Hard Sell

Pay, lifestyle issues may hamper interest in the specialty

Quick Steroid Withdrawal Works in Post-Transplant Diabetes

Incidence dropped from 39% to about 24%

PSC in Kids: Rare but Relentless

Large international cohort offers new insight

Timing of Meals Linked to Fatty Liver

Distributing calories during the day could reduce NAFLD risk

What's New in Beta Cell Transplantation

Gene editing, stem cells raise new possibilities

Transplant Remains King for New Myeloma

Significant improvement in PFS versus systemic treatment

How to Avoid Misdiagnosis

How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen

NKF: Kidney Transplant Patients Face Diabetes Risk

Meta-analysis findings may impact clinical management and follow-up

Gene Tx Offers Hope in Degenerative Brain Disorder

Treatment 'milestone' in childhood cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Here's Why You Can't Compare Healthcare to the Airline Industry

There are big differences between the two, says Suneel Dhand, MD

ACC: TAVR Once Again Non-Inferior to Surgery

No excess stroke or mortality at 2 years in lowest risk trial population yet studied

First Uterine Transplant in the U.S.: Lessons Learned

Surgeon Tommaso Falcone, MD, says interdisciplinary team was essential

Medical Schools Boost Pain Management Education

In light of opioid epidemic, more schools focus on thoughtful prescribing

Is SAMHSA to Blame for a Broken Mental Health System?

Two members of Congress differ on how to fix a failing system

'Failure to Communicate' Drives Misdiagnosis

Electronic medical records also need to be improved, says Mark Graber, MD

Teach Patients How to Communicate Symptoms Better

Patients should learn the eight characteristics of a symptom

Doctors Urged to Practice 'Conservative Diagnosis'

And sharing cell phone numbers is a good idea

Patient Registries See Promise and Challenges Ahead

Physician-driven registries adapt to a changing health system

Dorry Segev, Extreme Renaissance Man

"Every day, I try to take on something Im not good at," says renowned transplant surgeon.

10 Questions: Mary Norine Walsh, MD

"The waste will continue until the method of reimbursement changes."

Lung Transplant Valid in SSc

Patients with systemic sclerosis shouldn't be denied lung transplants.

No Need for Cancer Watch in Cirrhotic Wilson's Disease

Hepatocellular carcinoma is too infrequent to merit regular surveillance.

Frozen or Powdered: Fecal Transplant Works in C. Diff

Donor stool need not be fresh for treating C. diff.

How To Get Medicare To Cover A Spa Trip

Good news for doctors who think their patients need a trip to the spa: Medicare will reimburse, with only two catches.

Supplements Blamed for Liver Toxicity

WASHINGTON -- The rate of liver damage caused by dietary and herbal supplements -- especially those used for bodybuilding -- appears to be on the rise, a researcher said here.

In Some Patients Metformin Impairs Thinking

The widely acclaimed diabetes drug metformin was linked with impaired brain function in patients who took the drug, although supplementation with vitamin B12 may alleviate metformin-induced deficiencies, according to new research.

FDA Panel Vetoes New Tolvaptan Indication

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An FDA advisory committee has declined to endorse an expanded indication for tolvaptan (Samsca) to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Wyeth Settles Rapamune Marketing Charge

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pfizer's Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unit will pay $490.9 million to resolve state and federal allegations that it marketed rapamycin (sirolimus, Rapamune) for unapproved indications.

Randy Travis Gets an LVAD, Future Uncertain

Grammy award-winning country music star Randy Travis has received the Impella pump, a temporary percutaneous left ventricular assist device, to help him as he battles viral cardiomyopathy, according to his publicist.

Recall: Device Sucks Life From Patient

A suction system for collecting surgical waste apparently killed one patient and seriously injured another, prompting its maker to recall it and several related devices, the FDA said.

Facebook Status: Need Kidney

WASHINGTON -- Promoting living kidney donation on social networks could increase the organ donor pool, researchers said here.

Second Kidney Transplant Lasts as Long as First

WASHINGTON -- Patients who have a second kidney transplant may not be as bound for failure as once thought, researchers said here.

Cheney's Heart Makes Him a Million Dollar Man

Keeping former Vice President Dick Cheney's heart beating probably will cost the healthcare system at least a million dollars, cardiac transplantation experts told 麻豆传媒.

FDA Adds Diabetes Warning to Statin Label

WASHINGTON -- The FDA is changing the labeling on statins to include a warning about increased risks of hyperglycemia and transient memory problems, but the agency is no longer recommending routine liver function testing.

Lab-Grown Trachea Implanted in Patient

A 36-year-old cancer patient is the recipient of the first-ever bioartificial trachea grown on a synthetic substrate using the patient's own stem cells, researchers at the Karolinska Institute announced.

Artificial Heart Now Sold Online

The maker of the only FDA-approved temporary total artificial heart has opened an online store to take orders for the device and its accessories.

The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

Angiography Okay for Kidney Patients

Using coronary angiography to test whether a patient's heart is fit enough to undergo kidney transplant is not as dangerous as once thought, researchers found.

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