December 3, 2024 The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 150,000 people will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in the U.S. this year, and about 50% of them will …
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Liver Transplantation
Liver transplantation for patients with colorectal liver metastases
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Organ Donation
Would you donate your kidney to a stranger? The science of “extraordinary altruism”: Schott
by News Sourceby News SourceMore than 100,000 people in the United States are on the organ donation waiting list, according to government statistics. In addition to kidneys, living donors can now donate parts of …
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Emotional effects
Concerns, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Living Kidney Donation–Parent Donor Candidates Worry Less about Themselves
by News Sourceby News SourceIntroduction Living kidney donation is a very complex psychological experience for donor candidates as well as recipients. On the one hand, donor candidates may feel under emotional pressure because without …
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Diet
Frailty and Sarcopenia in Older Patients Receiving Kidney Transplantation
by News Sourceby News SourceIntroduction Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for most of the patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In fact, it improves quality of life (1, 2), life expectancy (3–5), …
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Common ideas about how cancer develops and spreads can make sense, even if they are scientifically incorrect, especially if those ideas are rooted in old theories. There are some things …
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Lung Transplantation
New York University Langone performs world's first fully robotic double lung transplant
by News Sourceby News Sourcea A surgical team at NYU Langone Health performed the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant. This surgery represents a breakthrough in the possibilities of robotic surgery and minimally …
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Lung Transplantation
Addressing comprehensive lung disease and transplant care needs
by News Sourceby News SourceWritten by Lee Farmer According to data, there are more than 900 people in the United States with advanced lung disease on transplant waiting lists. Organ Procurement and Transplant Network …
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Dialysis
Local 12 News features the latest dialysis research from UC School of Medicine's Silvi Shah, M.D.
by News Sourceby News SourceMore than 2 million people worldwide receive dialysis each year, and approximately 550,000 people receive dialysis in the United States. These patients may benefit from the latest research findings by …
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Emotional effects
Transtan to study long-term effects of organ transplants | Chennai News
by News Sourceby News SourceChennai: transtanThe state transplant registry is planning research to understand the long-term effects of transplants on both recipients and donor families, said its membership secretary Dr. N. Gopalakrishnan.Over the next …