Transplant
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First Combined Face and Eye Transplant Performed
The results are comparable to those of previous facial tissue transplants, but with the significant addition of ocular functionality, which is a...
Perspectives
In Colorectal Cancer, Donating Half a Liver Could Save Lives
Doctor has been developing a passion for being able to transplant cancer patients and use organ transplant techniques to be able to do complex...
Feature
When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
From the Journals
Liver Transplant Delays Progression in Colorectal Metastasis
Researchers evaluated 33 patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver metastasis who were eligible for liver transplants.
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Uterus Transplants in Women With Uterine-Factor Infertility Show High Rate of Live Births
“Uterus transplant was technically feasible and was associated with a high live birth rate following successful graft survival.”
Conference Coverage
Significant Benefit with Liver Transplantation in ACLF: CHANCE Study
The findings highlight “the inadequacy of current transplant allocation criteria for patients with ACLF 2 and 3,” said Dr. Rajiv Jalan.
Feature
Doctors Endorsing Products on X May Not Disclose Company Ties
Researchers review posts by physicians on X, looking for key words that might indicate that the posts were intended as endorsements of a product...
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Gene Tests Could Predict if a Drug Will Work for a Patient
Pharmacogenetics could help physicians determine which patients would and would not benefit from medications.
Feature
Extraordinary Patients Inspired Father of Cancer Immunotherapy
Renowned researcher, Dr. Steven A. Rosenberg, describes his path to pioneering the use of immunotherapies in treating cancer.
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Mixing Paxlovid With Specific Immunosuppressants Risks Serious Adverse Reactions
The EMA has warned that Paxlovid should only be administered alongside tacrolimus, ciclosporin, everolimus, or sirolimus if their blood levels can...
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New KDIGO guideline encourages use of HCV-positive kidneys for HCV-negative recipients
The update was triggered by the transplant of HCV-infected kidneys into uninfected recipients and the evolution of the viewpoint on the role of...