In this review, the authors discuss “actinopathies” in terms of the clinical aspects and cellular mechanisms, with a focus on the effect of these mutations on neutrophil function.…
Mark Ballow, MD, of the University of South Florida, and Jolan Walter, MD, PhD, of the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, discuss COVID-19…
Jorge D Reyes, MD, Director of Transplant Program Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses trends in immunosuppression and novel techniques in pediatric transplantation. References and Resources…
Jorge D. Reyes, MD, Director of Transplant Program Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, discusses the innovations of the children’s transplant program that aim to improve patient…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – German investigators report in Heart that intramyocardial transfer of cord blood-derived stem cells improves left-ventricular function and prevents scar formation in a porcine…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Before the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) scoring system was introduced in February 2002, black patients were less likely to receive a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A brief discussion among members of the operating room team just before surgery begins to outline the procedure and review important components can…
Dr. Francis Cordova, Medical Director of the Lung Transplantation Program at Temple University School of Medicine, gives some recommendations for referring patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with unstable type 1 diabetes, hypoglycemia awareness — which often deteriorates over time — can be enhanced with islet transplantation, new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As a treatment for multiple myeloma, autologous stem cell transplantation can be performed on an outpatient basis, resulting in shorter hospital stays and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose therapy (HDT) combined with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may prolong remissions and improve survival in patients with chemoresistant Hodgkin lymphoma, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidneys transplanted from living donors over the age of 55 are associated with “excellent outcomes” in older transplant recipients, according to data from…
