Safety alert on ursodeoxycholic acid containing drugs7thSpace Interactive (press release)It was found that the patients' risk was 2.1-fold greater for death and liver transplantation in the treatment group of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) ta…
Myrtle Beach chamber president donates kidneyWPDEThis is where an altruistic donor comes in because that altruistic donor obviously doesn't have a recipient who needs an organ and so that allows us a little bit of play," Medical Director of Ki…
Liver Transplant Outcomes for HIV/HCV Coinfected PatientsMedscapeDecember 5, 2011 (San Francisco, California) — Patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV have only a 55% chance of survival 5 years after liver transplantation, according…
Fars News AgencyIranian Invents Machine to Keep Brain-Dead Donors' Hearts Alive for 2 MonthsFars News AgencyIranian surgeons for the first time in the country in 2010 carried out multi-organ transplantation. During the 10-hour operation carried out…
Patients 'Shopping' for a Liver Want Only the BestMedPage TodayThe mean risk of acceptable graft failure was 32% at three years after transplantation, the researchers wrote in the December issue of Liver Transplantation. Despite being told that…
Deccan ChronicleGetting a new kidneyDeccan ChronicleFor people with advanced and permanent kidney failure, kidney transplantation is the best option to lead a normal life. Patients with kidney dysfunction start off with dialysis at least twice a week, …
MedIndiaTransplant Candidates Seek Best Quality Livers, Even if it Means Waiting LongerBradenton Herald1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Liver transplantation candidates want to be involved in decisions regarding quality of the donor organ, and many a…
MedIndiaDrink green tea to ward off Hepatitis CTimes of IndiaAccording to German researchers, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) may offer an antiviral strategy to prevent HCV reinfection following liver transplantation. HCV infection can lead to chroni…
eYugoslavia.comTransplant Candidates Seek Best Quality Livers, Even if it Means Waiting LongerMarketWatch (press release)1, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — UM researcher finds patients would rather be on waiting list than accept an organ with higher ri…
University of Michigan Health System NewsTransplant Candidates Seek Best Quality Livers, Even if it Means Waiting LongerPR Newswire (press release)1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Liver transplantation candidates want to be involved in decisions rega…