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Study finds new option for liver transplant patients

11/08/2019

A drug commonly used to treat both asthma and inflammatory bowel disease, budesonide, may also be useful as an anti-organ rejection medication for liver transplant patients leading to fewer serious side effects than the most commonly used therapy, according to a University of Cincinnati researcher. Dr. Khurram Bari, an associate professor in the UC Division of Digestive Diseases, explains the […]

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Mum lost twin babies and needed organ transplant because of rare condition

04/28/2019

But after making the brave decision to try for another baby with her now husband Max, 30, she fell pregnant with Ava following a year wait. Louise wasn’t convinced little Ava, who is now one, would be born alive until being welcomed into the world on March 20, 2018. She said: ‘I never thought I would have another child. When […]

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COPD, ILD patients may not benefit from bilateral lung transplant listing

03/05/2019

(HealthDay)—While an unrestricted listing strategy does not seem to impact overall survival among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or interstitial lung disease (ILD) awaiting lung transplant, it may increase the number of transplants performed, according to a study published in the February issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society. Michaela R. Anderson, M.D., from the Columbia […]

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Study reveals gut microbes may help protect people having a bone marrow transplant

12/03/2018

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) reported results from a new study that looks at the likelihood of complications for people undergoing bone marrow transplants (BMTs). The observational study found that people with lower gut microbiota diversity before having a transplant appear to be at higher risk for developing complications. These findings further support evidence that the connection […]

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Father with cystic fibrosis gets lung transplant fourth time lucky

11/07/2018

Father with cystic fibrosis who recorded poignant messages for his twins to remember him by receives new lung after three false alarms James Beeching, 36, has had the incurable genetic condition since he was two Three lung transplants fell through, as his condition deteriorated His heartwrenching video on Facebook, talking to his twins, got 16,000 shares He finally got a […]

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Donor hearts at increased disease risk offer better survival rates for transplant recipients

10/29/2018

Accepting an organ that has an increased risk of potentially transmitting disease offers a higher one-year survival rate for candidates on the heart transplant list over waiting for an organ with less risk, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Increased risk donors make up a growing number in the donor pool […]

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