transplants

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released it on Nov. 26. final rule On models for increasing organ transplant access. This new mandatory payment model will provide performance-based incentives …

Introduction Donated organs don’t stay viable outside a human body for very long. And because they have to be a match for a potential recipient – in terms of size, …

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Image credit: © PomPam – Stock.adobe.com New methodological data demonstrate the frequency, incidence, and prevalence of skin cancer in heart transplant recipients.1 Skin cancers, including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and …

Many advances have been made in the field of organ transplantation over the years, and lung transplantation rates are showing an upward trend. Consider statistics. Since 2011, lung transplant rates …

Clover Carney, 3, of Murrells Inlet, and another child received heart transplants at the hospital. MUSC Sean Jenkins Children's Hospital This is a rare feat made possible by a team …

IFor people with HIV who need a kidney transplant, receiving an organ from a donor who is also HIV-positive is as safe and effective as getting one from a donor …

media advisory Wednesday, October 16, 2024 The NIH-funded study provides evidence regarding transplantation practices that are currently limited to research settings. A U.S. multicenter observational study found that kidney transplants …

Researchers recently uncovered important insights into a newly defined rejection entity in kidney transplantation, which may improve risk stratification of patients after transplantation. The research will be presented at ASN …

Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) have discovered a new study that could help provide better access to lung transplants for transplant candidates who are …