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Mashup Score: 1Pig-Kidney Xenotransplants Prove Successful in Two Brain-Dead Men - 8 month(s) ago
‘Life-sustaining kidney function’ was seen with gene-edited pig kidneys
Source: www.medpagetoday.comCategories: General Medicine News, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Yeo HJ, et al. J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Apr;38(15):e150. https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e150
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Mashup Score: 0Organ Donation After Euthanasia in Patients Suffering From Psychiatric Disorders: 10-Years of Preliminary Experiences in the Netherlands - 1 year(s) ago
Euthanasia based on psychiatric suffering, followed by subsequent organ donation, is considered medically and legally permissible in the Netherlands. Although organ donation after euthanasia (ODE) in patients suffering from unbearable psychiatric illness is performed, it is not specifically addressed in the Dutch guideline on organ donation after euthanasia, and national data on ODE in…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Contact X-ray brachytherapy boost bolsters 3-year organ preservation rate in rectal cancer - 1 year(s) ago
Chemoradiotherapy with a contact X-ray brachytherapy boost significantly increased clinical complete response and 3-year organ preservation rates in patients with early cT2-cT3 rectal adenocarcinoma, particularly tumors smaller than 3 cm. “The standard of care for rectal cT2 to cT3 adenocarcinoma is radical proctectomy by total mesorectal excision, sometimes preceded by neoadjuvant
Source: www.healio.comCategories: Gastroenterology, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Implementation of Blockchain Technology Could Increase Equity and Transparency in Organ Transplantation: A Narrative Review of an Emergent Tool - 1 year(s) ago
In the last few years, innovative technology and health care digitalization played a major role in all medical fields and a great effort worldwide to manage this large amount of data, in terms of security and digital privacy has been made by different national health systems. Blockchain technology, a peer-to-peer distributed database without centralized authority, initially applied to Bitcoin…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Organ Donation After Euthanasia in Patients Suffering From Psychiatric Disorders: 10-Years of Preliminary Experiences in the Netherlands - 1 year(s) ago
Euthanasia based on psychiatric suffering, followed by subsequent organ donation, is considered medically and legally permissible in the Netherlands. Although organ donation after euthanasia (ODE) in patients suffering from unbearable psychiatric illness is performed, it is not specifically addressed in the Dutch guideline on organ donation after euthanasia, and national data on ODE in…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Bio-Artificial Organ Technology: A Systematic Review of Ethical Issues - 1 year(s) ago
Regenerative medicine has emerged as a novel alternative solution to organ failure which circumvents the issue of organ shortage. In preclinical research settings bio-artificial organs are being developed. It is anticipated that eventually it will be possible to launch first-in-human transplantation trials to test safety and efficacy in human recipients. In early-phase transplantation trials,…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet-
What is the evidence on #ethics for safe design and conduction of early phase #bioartificial #organ clinical #trial? 👉 Read the systematic #review 🔗https://t.co/UDYjDBGW5u part of our special issue: Hot topics in transplant ethics, donation and policies https://t.co/ZCYKuiKZOC https://t.co/pwRpoC5iZI
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Mashup Score: 0Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Bio-Artificial Organ Technology: A Systematic Review of Ethical Issues - 1 year(s) ago
Regenerative medicine has emerged as a novel alternative solution to organ failure which circumvents the issue of organ shortage. In preclinical research settings bio-artificial organs are being developed. It is anticipated that eventually it will be possible to launch first-in-human transplantation trials to test safety and efficacy in human recipients. In early-phase transplantation trials,…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet-
What is the evidence on #ethics for safe design and conduction of early phase #bioartificial #organ clinical #trial? 👉 Read the systematic #review 🔗https://t.co/UDYjDBYwX2 part of our special issue: Hot topics in transplant ethics, donation and policies https://t.co/ZCYKuj2AGa https://t.co/YCWmIWycMq
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Mashup Score: 1Strategies to Improve the Safety of iPSC-Derived β Cells for β Cell Replacement in Diabetes - 2 year(s) ago
Allogeneic islet transplantation allows for the re-establishment of glycemic control with the possibility of insulin independence, but is severely limited by the scarcity of organ donors. However, a new source of insulin-producing cells could enable the widespread use of cell therapy for diabetes treatment. Recent breakthroughs in stem cell biology, particularly pluripotent stem cell (PSC)…
Source: FrontiersCategories: Latest Headlines, TransplantationTweet
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Mashup Score: 1NYU surgeons successfully transplant pig hearts into humans - 2 year(s) ago
Fox News’ Dr. Marc Siegel discusses a groundbreaking medical procedure where pig hearts were transplanted into humans and shares what this means for people who suffer from heart failure.
Source: Fox NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
A pig-to-human #xenotransplant demonstrated successful kidney function in a deceased human with chronic #kidneydisease, representing a potential solution to the #organ shortage crisis, researchers said. #MedTwitter https://t.co/lBpTzlOKcT