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Mashup Score: 0Only 25% of patients with cirrhosis receive transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals - 10 month(s) ago
Nearly 75% of patients with end-stage liver disease in safety-net hospitals were not referred for liver transplant evaluation, mostly due to active alcohol use or insurance issues, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. “Patients with cirrhosis treated at safety-net hospitals have high mortality,” Mignote Yilma, MD, of the department of general surgery at the
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Mashup Score: 0Race-specific spirometry interpretation may negatively bias care for Black patients - 10 month(s) ago
Using a race-specific equation to interpret lung function of patients waiting for a lung transplant may result in racial bias of transplant allocation, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.“Our study found that a race-specific approach to lung function interpretation had potential to systematically bias care to the disadvantage of Black patients
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“Our study found that a race-specific approach to #lung function interpretation had potential to systematically #bias care to the disadvantage of Black patients listed for lung #transplant,” @HenryBrems, MD, MBE, fellow at @HopkinsPCCM, told Healio. https://t.co/GTvSDMZqrv
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Though still in preclinical models, this notch-blockade technique is showing promise for gut GVHD prevention.
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Though still in preclinical models, this notch-blockade technique is showing promise for gut GVHD prevention. Can it work in humans? Read here: https://t.co/t6mTSgtBcx #oncology #GVHD #HCT #HSCT #transplant https://t.co/UCPvJGEYYa
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Mashup Score: 0Race-specific spirometry interpretation may negatively bias care for Black patients - 10 month(s) ago
Using a race-specific equation to interpret lung function of patients waiting for a lung transplant may result in racial bias of transplant allocation, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.“Our study found that a race-specific approach to lung function interpretation had potential to systematically bias care to the disadvantage of Black patients
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According to study results published in @AnnalsATS, using a race-specific equation to interpret #lung function of patients waiting for a lung #transplant may result in racial #bias of transplant allocation. https://t.co/GTvSDMZqrv
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Mashup Score: 0New ACG guideline highlights treatment, transplant considerations for acute liver failure - 11 month(s) ago
The ACG has created a new clinical guideline based on existing data and expert opinion to aid clinicians in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute liver failure, with a focus on specific etiologies and disease presentation. “Acute liver failure (ALF) is a life-threatening condition that occurs in patients with no preexisting liver disease and is characterized by liver injury,
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#ICYMI: New @AmCollegeGastro guideline highlights #treatment, #transplant considerations for acute #liverfailure @AmJGastro #LiverTwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/CfNbQ6k47t
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Mashup Score: 0Assumptions of Patient Perceptions Create Unnecessary Barriers to Palliative Care | ASH Clinical News | American Society of Hematology - 11 month(s) ago
Skip Nav Destination June 1, 2023 Khylia Marshall is a freelance journalist based in Tucson, Arizona. Palliative care (PC) remains underused both during and after treatment despite established benefits, including improved quality of…
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Despite established benefits, including improved quality of life, #PalliativeCare (PC) remains underused among patients undergoing #hematopoietic #cell #transplant, which may be due to physicians' belief that patients have unfavorable perceptions of PC https://t.co/9OSzDIPEqe
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Mashup Score: 7Letermovir Approved for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients - 11 month(s) ago
Letermovir appears to be better tolerated than the current standard of care, valganciclovir, a prodrug of ganciclovir, which frequently causes myelosuppression.
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RT @ASPNeph: Letermovir Approved for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Kidney #Transplant Recipients https://t.co/7Rg9UhAdOl @renalandurology…
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Mashup Score: 1Engineered Donor Lymphocytes With FasL Protein May Prevent Acute GVHD | ASH Clinical News | American Society of Hematology - 11 month(s) ago
Skip Nav Destination April 26, 2023 Brandon May is a medical journalist based in Detroit. Transient display of a novel Fas ligand (FasL) protein chimeric with streptavidin (SA-FasL) on donor lymphocytes has been shown to effectively…
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Transient display of a novel FasL protein chimeric with streptavidin on donor #lymphocytes has been shown to effectively eliminate alloreactive T-effector cells after #transplant, consequently preventing #aGVHD https://t.co/ntGxrOMiWZ
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Mashup Score: 0How Did the Rainbow Flag Become a Symbol of LGBTQ Pride? - 11 month(s) ago
It means more than just “red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.”
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6/5 12:45P Room 15B Being the 🌈 Someone Else's ☁️: Optimizing Care for #LGBTQ #Transplant Patients & Supporting LGBTQ Providers Where did the 🏳️🌈 come from in 1978? “Baker saw flags as the most powerful symbol of #Pride” https://t.co/8rabfLPRxo #ATC2023SanDiego
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Mashup Score: 6Stanford Medicine surgeons perform rare abdominal wall transplant, first on the West Coast - 11 month(s) ago
The 22-year-old patient had waited years for an intestinal transplant. At Stanford Medicine, a combined intestinal and abdominal wall transplant gave him an even better option.
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In 2020, Isaac Browning-Ortega came to Stanford Medicine for an evaluation and met Gordon Lee, MD, a microsurgeon and professor of surgery, who recommended both an intestinal and abdominal wall transplant. #Surgery #Transplant https://t.co/LEdSlMLfSx
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#ICYMI from @JAMANetworkOpen: Only 25% of #patients with #cirrhosis receive #transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals #LiverTwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/M8JhKD7JD2