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Thousands more American senior citizens with kidney disease are good candidates for transplants and could get them if physicians would get past outdated medical biases and put them on transplant waiting lists, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers.
Johns Hopkins Hospital (Transplant Surgery) - Tue, 24 January 2012
http://www.hopkinshospital.org
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The mainstay of the existing kidney-allocation policy for deceased donors has been the assignment of priority for waiting time, in addition to HLA matching and geographic aspects. The new proposal for kidney allocation calls for the assignment of 20% of available organs that are characterized as “high quality” to recipients with a high estimated rate of survival after transplantation. The remaining 80% of available organs would then be distributed to patients who are within 15 years of the donor's age (i.e., older or younger).
New England Journal of Medicine (Transplant Surgery) - Mon, 11 April 2011
http://www.nejm.org
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has cleared a test to help manage potential organ rejection in kidney transplant patients. The test, called QMS Everolimus Immunoassay, monitors the blood level of everolimus, a drug that helps prevent rejection in kidney transplants.
Everolimus, marketed under the trade name Zortress, was approved by FDA in April 2010 for use in adult kidney transplant patients who are at low-to-moderate immunologic risk.
Food and Drug Administration (Transplant Surgery) - Tue, 15 February 2011
http://www.fda.gov
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Hepatitis C patients who receive a liver from a white donor have significantly more aggressive recurrent hepatitis than those who receive a liver from a black donor, researchers have found.
MedNews (Transplant Surgery) - Tue, 2 November 2010
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The Tdast is an excellent choice for reconstruction in the head and neck as an alternative to procedures requiring vein grafting and multiple free tissue transplants, or in which the 3-dimensional contour of the scapular tip aids in reconstruction. The complication rate should be assessed in the context of the risk factors of the patient population and the outcome with respect to stable employment, increasing body mass index, and maintenance of shoulder function.
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (Transplant Surgery) - Mon, 25 October 2010
http://archotol.ama-assn.org/
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Due to scientific advancements, lung transplants are a reasonable option for those dealing with end-stage lung disease at any age, according to an expert at Baylor College of Medicine.
Baylor College of Medicine (Transplant Surgery) - Tue, 14 September 2010
http://www.bcm.edu
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Doctors in Spain say they have carried out the world's first full face transplant on a man who severely damaged his face in an accident.
CNN.com (Transplant Surgery) - Mon, 26 April 2010
http://www.cnn.com
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“Transplants can transform the quality of people's lives, but are currently limited by the availability of organs” proclaims a report published last week by the UK Government about the first year of the country's Organ Donation Taskforce implementation programme. Over 16 million people have demonstrated their agreement by signing the NHS Organ Donor Register. But nearly 10 000 people in the UK are still waiting for a life-saving organ transplant—a queue that is lengthening by about 8% a year—and 1000 people die every year waiting for organs. The increasing incidence of kidney failure, particularly in people aged over 50 years and ethnic minorities, is a key underlying factor.
The Lancet (Transplant Surgery) - Fri, 30 October 2009
http://www.thelancet.com
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Discarded fallopian tubes from hysterectomies could be a good source of donor stem cells, say researchers.
BBC News (Transplant Surgery) - Fri, 19 June 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Earlier this week, the case of Hiroki Ando, the Japanese 11-year-old boy who was denied a heart transplant in Japan, highlighted the vast cultural divide in attitudes towards organ transplant and availability worldwide.
CNN.com (Transplant Surgery) - Fri, 19 June 2009
http://www.cnn.com