1st Artificial Windpipe Made With Stem Cells Seems Successful
2011-11-24
Using patient’s own cells to create custom airway cut risk for transplant rejection, scientists sayContinue Reading
Too Much Acetaminophen Over Time May Damage Liver
2011-11-23
‘Staggered overdoses’ are difficult for doctors to spot, researchers sayContinue Reading
Babies Put on Transplant List Before Birth Get Hearts Faster
2011-11-14
On average, unborn babies are put on the list 18 days before birth, study showsContinue Reading
Black Children Less Likely to Get Kidney Transplant Before Dialysis
2011-11-10
Researchers say lack of affordable health care is probably a factor for someContinue Reading
Study Supports Shorter Wait Time for Alcoholics Seeking Liver Transplant
2011-11-09
Abandoning controversial 6-month ‘dry-out’ period could save lives, researchers sayContinue Reading
Racial Disparities Still Exist for Kidney Recipients, Study Finds
2011-11-08
But 2003 policy change narrowed gap between black and white patients, research showsContinue Reading
Kidney Donation Doesn't Put Older Adults at Risk
2011-11-03
But kidneys from elderly donors don’t last as long, study foundContinue Reading
Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
2011-11-01
But benefits still far outweigh the risk, say expertsContinue Reading
Black Kidney Donors More Likely to Be Related to Recipients
2011-10-28
Also more likely to give a kidney to their parents than whites, study showsContinue Reading
Study Links New Dialysis Technology to Rise in Bleeding Risk
2011-10-18
E-beam sterilization associated with clotting complication, researchers sayContinue Reading
Leukemia Survivor Credits Her Life to Tiny Blood Donors
2011-10-07
Cord blood donation moves her from imminent death to ‘good to go’Continue Reading
As One Life Starts, Another May Be Saved
2011-10-07
Donating umbilical cord blood, rich with stem cells, could help others for decades to comeContinue Reading
Stem Cell Therapy Might Help Kidney Transplant Patients
2011-10-05
In small, early trial, some recipients no longer needed drug ‘cocktail’ to prevent organ rejectionContinue Reading
CDC Moves to Make Organ Transplantation Safer
2011-09-21
Proposed guideline would screen more aggressively for hepatitis B and CContinue Reading