The Effect of HLA-DR Matching on Pediatric Kidney TransplantationArchives of SurgeryThe interesting study by Vu et al 1 describes the impact of HLA-DR mismatching on rejection, graft survival, and sensitization in pediatric kidney transplantation. They…
Telegraph.co.ukUK Pharmacy to Sell Pill with Ingestible MicrochipIEEE Spectrum… wanting it will need to pay for the monitoring capability out-of-pocket), the NHS is interested in it for some medical problems such as "… monitoring complex and c…
Neuroendocrine Liver Metastasis: Transplant as Part of Multimodality Liver …Archives of SurgeryEverolimus for advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. N Engl J Med. 2011;364(6):514-523. FULL TEXT | WEB OF SCIENCE | PUBMED 3. Raymond E, Dahan L, Rao…
Daily MailFirst US full face transplant patient smilingKTTCDallas Wiens was the only patient of the first three surgeries done in the US who did not suffer an acute rejection of the transplant within the first six months. The 25-year-old Wiens told the…
Long-term and Perioperative Corticosteroids in Anastomotic Leakage A …Archives of SurgeryIntervention Corticosteroids taken as long-term medication for underlying disease or perioperatively for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications….
Prescribing Patterns by Dermatologists and Primary Care Providers for …Archives of DermatologyThe high utilization may be further fueled by the occurrence of facial involvement in 38% to 46% of affected pediatric patients and, at least later in the s…
Newest Data Shows Jewish Hospital Transplant Center Has Best in Region Results …HealthCanal.comLouisville, Ky.—New public data released by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), the national database of transplantation statistics,…
Vital Transplant Organs Scarce for SeniorsMedical News TodaySegev and his colleagues decided to design a statistical model for predicting how well older adults would be expected to do following kidney transplantation. They accounted for age, smoking, d…
Daily MailTen-year-old cancer boy given new hope after global search finds one-in-a …Daily MailFollowing chemotherapy doctors gave him the all clear last January but months later the disease returned and he was told that he urgently needed a stem cel…
Science Serves Life: Young Man Given Second Chance at Life after Adult Stem …Catholic OnlineUsing Lyles' own adult stem cell reduces the risk of organ transplant rejection from his body. After a 12 hour operation last November, Lyles can now spea…