New treatments could tackle bone marrow transplant complications

Researchers have found possible treatments for two types of a common complication that can follow bone marrow transplants.

Eric Slusher-U. Missouri • futurity
Feb. 19, 2024 ~4 min

Partial heart transplant shows success in first year

One year after a baby's partial heart transplant, two well-functioning valves and arteries are growing as if they were native vessels.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Jan. 3, 2024 ~5 min


Antibody appears to prevent organ rejection

An antibody successfully prevents organ rejection in animals, say researchers. Next come human clinical trials.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Aug. 31, 2023 ~4 min

Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts' work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

Scientist Doris Taylor explains how she and her team are creating bioengineered human hearts in their lab with the goal of one day eliminating the need for heart transplants.

Doris Taylor, Regenerative Medicine Lecturer, University of New Hampshire • conversation
Aug. 10, 2023 ~9 min

Method could expand the pool of donor hearts for transplant

A relatively new kind of heart transplant allows for the use of hearts donated after circulatory death.

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~4 min

It’s safe to transplant COVID patients’ donated kidneys

Donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant and don't transmit the virus, research shows.

Jim Dryden-WUSTL • futurity
June 9, 2023 ~7 min

Including race in clinical algorithms can both reduce and increase health inequities – it depends on what doctors use them for

Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.

Anirban Basu, Professor of Health Economics, University of Washington • conversation
May 26, 2023 ~11 min

Alcohol-related liver disease soared during pandemic, hitting one race hardest

During the pandemic, American Indian and Alaska Native populations experienced nearly six times the mortality of white people from alcohol-associated liver disease.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
May 2, 2023 ~4 min


Who deserves a liver transplant?

With deaths from alcohol-related disease on rise, rules that deny patients life-saving care need revising, says researcher. How to ensure equity?

Samantha Laine Perfas • harvard
April 18, 2023 ~12 min

Test helps predict who will die without liver transplant

About 3,000 Americans suffer acute liver failure each year and need a liver transplant. Acetaminophen is the most common cause.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~6 min

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