<ѻýҕl>Biden Administration Announces Plan to Overhaul the Organ Transplant Systemѻýҕl> Steps include making contracting more competitive and publishing donation data Mar 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Cancer Transmission From Organ Donors With Brain Tumors Not Much of a Riskѻýҕl> In U.K. cohort study, no cases of transmission observed Mar 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Vitamin B3 Doesn't Cut Skin Cancer Risk After Organ Transplantѻýҕl> Randomized study finds no benefit with 12 months of nicotinamide versus placebo Mar 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilitiesѻýҕl> "Urgent need" for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue Feb 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Chilling Donors Not as Good as Machine Perfusion for Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Noninvasive cooling before organ removal didn't measure up for early organ function Feb 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Change Coming for Bloated Congenital Heart Surgeon Workforceѻýҕl> Subspecialty seeks to reinvigorate congenital heart training, early careers Jan 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Epstein-Barr Virus Tracking After Liver Transplant May Cut Rare Complicationѻýҕl> Observational study provides suggestive evidence Jan 17, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Perverse Economies: Who Is Worth Saving?ѻýҕl> It's often cheaper to let people die Jan 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>New Regimen for GvHD Prophylaxis in Well-Matched Reduced-Intensity Allo-HCTѻýҕl> Post-transplant cyclophosphamide, tacrolimus, and MMF reduces GvHD without higher relapse risk Dec 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Do Kidney Transplant Medications Supplant IBD Drugs?ѻýҕl> Study shows many patients no longer need drugs to help keep gut disease in check Dec 08, 2022
<ѻýҕl>After Major Motorcycle Rallies, More Organs Available for Donationѻýҕl> Study estimated 21% more organ donors, 26% more transplant recipients per day during rallies Nov 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meetingѻýҕl> Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed Nov 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Steroids and G-CSF Boost 90-Day Survival in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitisѻýҕl> Plus: Normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplants and Noom Weight for NASH Nov 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplantѻýҕl> Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used Nov 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipientsѻýҕl> Patients who kept their blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg had better kidney function at 1 year Nov 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesityѻýҕl> LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype Nov 06, 2022
<ѻýҕl>New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplantѻýҕl> Follow-up data from CONFIRM trial show terlipressin benefit in key subgroup Oct 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplantѻýҕl> CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant Oct 20, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reformѻýҕl> Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change Oct 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipientѻýҕl> Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans Oct 04, 2022
<ѻýҕl>UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricksѻýҕl> It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years Oct 03, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Careѻýҕl> Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say Oct 02, 2022
<ѻýҕl>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.ѻýҕl> Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts? Sep 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplantѻýҕl> End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond Aug 03, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Doctor Donates Kidney to Patientѻýҕl> Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend Jul 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugsѻýҕl> Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine? Jun 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplantedѻýҕl> Patient healthy and leading normal life at 1 year Jun 01, 2022
<ѻýҕl>MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Saysѻýҕl> Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system May 18, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Caution Urged With Paxlovid in Transplant Patientsѻýҕl> Small case series emphasizes the need to discontinue tacrolimus prior to starting therapy May 13, 2022
<ѻýҕl>COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk?ѻýҕl> In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients May 03, 2022
<ѻýҕl>'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Deathѻýҕl> OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform Apr 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Poolѻýҕl> A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms Apr 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Extra Warming Efforts in Surgery Turn Out to Be Hot Airѻýҕl> PROTECT trial finds targeting body temperatures a few degrees higher is unnecessary Apr 04, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlistsѻýҕl> Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue Mar 10, 2022
<ѻýҕl>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipientsѻýҕl> The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings Mar 07, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Benefits in Aggressive MSѻýҕl> No new relapses recorded after autologous transplant Feb 28, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Billѻýҕl> This past week in healthcare investigations Feb 16, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplantѻýҕl> U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV Feb 16, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis Post-Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?ѻýҕl> Probability of recurrent disease more than doubled from 5 to 20 years later Feb 09, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Timesѻýҕl> Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds Jan 31, 2022