<ѻýҕl>Longer Letermovir Prophylaxis Reduced Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection After HSCTѻýҕl> Randomized study showed extending prophylaxis from 100 to 200 days was effective and safe Dec 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policyѻýҕl> Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say Dec 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Two-Week Prophylaxis May Prevent Hep C After Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Direct-acting antiviral prophylaxis worked in all 10 cases in pilot trial Dec 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Disgraced Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini Sees New Wave of Media Attentionѻýҕl> A podcast, Netflix series, and TV adaptation examine regenerative medicine doctor's wrongdoings Nov 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Rude Awakening on Trying to Keep Donor Hearts Usable With Common Hormone Infusionsѻýҕl> Long-standing practice of levothyroxine supplementation fails in randomized trial Nov 30, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Pelosi vs Trump on ACA; Life Expectancy Rises; Legal Definition of Death Questionedѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Nov 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantationѻýҕl> Rare disease should be part of the differential in the presence of massive pancreaticomegaly Nov 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Emergency Liver Transplant Effective for Severe Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failureѻýҕl> 1-year survival reached 78% for patients who received an emergency transplant Nov 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AKI Response Tied to Improved Survival for Patients Waiting on Liver Transplantѻýҕl> Results highlight the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Nov 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MASLD Predicted to Increase by 23% by Middle of the Centuryѻýҕl> AASLD president: "No way we are going to be able to transplant our way out of this" Nov 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplantѻýҕl> Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplantѻýҕl> Plus: bardoxolone methyl for diabetic kidney disease and spironolactone in hemodialysis patients Nov 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgeryѻýҕl> Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension Nov 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Transplant Rates Stubbornly Resist Systems Intervention in Canadaѻýҕl> Multi-pronged approach to boost living and deceased donor transplant fails in randomized trial Nov 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Opportunistic Infections Put a Damper on Belatacept After Lung Transplantѻýҕl> Center had to refine its use of the kidney-friendlier immunosuppression regimen Oct 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>COVID Conspiracies Return; Norovirus on the Hiking Trail; 2nd Pig Heart Transplantedѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Sep 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Legionnaires Disease in Lung Transplant Recipients Likely From Donorѻýҕl> Transmission via organs has not previously been reported, researchers say Sep 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Fresh Blood Not Always the Best Blood?ѻýҕl> French study assesses red blood cell transfusions and kidney transplant outcomes Sep 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Stem-Cell Mobilization Booster Wins FDA Approval for Multiple Myelomaѻýҕl> Motixafortide plus filgrastim increased adequate harvest rate from 9.5% to 67.5% Sep 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Tacrolimus After Lung Transplant Cuts Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunctionѻýҕl> Calcineurin inhibitor significantly reduced CLAD rates in Scandinavian trial Sep 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Standard Lymphoma Therapies Tied to Higher Risk for New Malignanciesѻýҕl> Increased risk for non-melanoma skin cancer, MDS, AML versus the general population Sep 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Intensive Pretransplant Consolidation in Older AML Fails to Improve Resultsѻýҕl> Newer therapies and strategies might show more promise for boosting survival Sep 07, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Deciding Who Is Dead: Physician Group Issues New Statementѻýҕl> American College of Physicians adds to debate about redefining death Sep 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cornea Stem Cell Transplants Helped Restore Vision After Chemical Burnsѻýҕl> Autologous transplants show early promise in first U.S. patients treated Aug 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Pig-Kidney Xenotransplants Prove Successful in Two Brain-Dead Menѻýҕl> "Life-sustaining kidney function" was seen with gene-edited pig kidneys Aug 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Another HIV Patient Possibly Cured With Stem Cell Transplantѻýҕl> But this case is unique, researchers say Jul 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts Demand Overhaul of Organ Transplant System During Senate Hearingѻýҕl> Patient representative has "zero confidence" in change if UNOS remains involved Jul 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Economical Epoprostenol Good Enough After Major Cardiac Surgeryѻýҕl> Randomized trial compared two inhaled pulmonary vasodilators Jul 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>First Cellular Therapy Approved for Type 1 Diabetesѻýҕl> Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells Jun 29, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Fecal Matter Transplant Shows Promise in Cirrhosisѻýҕl> Pilot trial demonstrates that FMT can boost gut health, prevent serious infections Jun 25, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Trial Affirms Safety of Circulatory-Death Heart Transplantsѻýҕl> 6-month results reported for perfusion-tested hearts outside of normal brain-death donation route Jun 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>New Antiviral Option for CMV Prophylaxis After Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Letermovir proved noninferior to standard of care in clinical trial Jun 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Experts Outline Strategies for Boosting Equity in Chronic Kidney Diseaseѻýҕl> Race-neutral calculations for kidney function, leveling the playing field on waiting lists May 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient?ѻýҕl> Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant May 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Multimodal Evaluations May Flag Cardiac Allograft Problems Earlierѻýҕl> Study underscores importance of anatomical, physiological parameters May 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>GLP-1 RAs Safe Months After Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Helped diabetics cut down on daily insulin dose, body weight May 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Chief Was an Organ Recipient Herselfѻýҕl> Years ago, she had a liver transplant. Now she leads Hopkins' pediatric liver transplant program Apr 19, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Floaters Affect Vision of Kidney Transplant Patientѻýҕl> UL97- and UL54-resistant CMV retinitis treated with multivirus-specific T-cell therapy Apr 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Monopoly Be Gone: A New Chapter in U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantationѻýҕl> A recent announcement from HHS has the power to transform our deeply flawed system Apr 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Smaller Liver Transplant Candidates Wait Longer, Less Likely to Receive Organѻýҕl> Disparity mostly affects women, but allocating more livers from smaller donors may help Mar 29, 2023