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5 Beauty Products with Ingredients That May Harm Your Kidneys

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Beauty products can be used in a variety of ways. Some people are empowered by them, while others may feel like these products hide their true selves. Regardless of how you use or view cosmetics, it’s important to be mindful of the different ingredients they use. It’s up to us to learn about potential risks associated with the products and make informed choices about what we apply to our bodies. 
Read the full story from National Kidney Foundation.

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For recipient of UCLA Health’s 10,000th kidney transplant, new organ provides new lease on life

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The 42-year-old lost more than 200 pounds and spent a decade on dialysis before receiving a new kidney last year.

By UCLA Health

Ray Jones was 31 when he was blindsided by the news that he had end-stage kidney disease. It wasn’t that he hadn’t been experiencing symptoms: He often felt sluggish and had a hard time catching his breath, and he’d also noticed swelling in his legs due to edema. At the time, though, given that he weighed about 450 pounds, he simply chalked up the symptoms as being weight-related. Read the full story from UCLA Health.

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Another step toward using animal organs: Pig kidney sustains brain-dead man for a month

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By Karen Weintraub

Doctors in New York have managed to keep a brain-dead man in a state of sort of suspended animation for more than a month after removing his kidneys and replacing them with one from a pig.

A ventilator has kept 57-year-old Maurice Miller’s heart beating and other organs functioning while the pig kidney produces urine and other normal byproducts. Read the full story in USA Today.

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Lung Transplant Outcomes for COVID Respiratory Failure Similar to Other Etiologies

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— Survival, freedom from graft failure rates high, retrospective study finds

By Sophie Putka

Patients who received lung transplants due to irreversible respiratory failure from SARS-CoV-2 infection had similar outcomes to those who received lung transplants for other reasons, a retrospective study found.

Among 195 patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who underwent lung transplants, 1-, 6-, and 12-month overall survival rates were 99%, 95%, and 88%. For 190 patients who had COVID-19-related pulmonary fibrosis, survival rates were 96%, 92%, and 84%, respectively. Read the full article in MedPage Today.

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CareDx Hosts Second Annual MEET Digital Health User Conference to Showcase Latest Innovations to Enhance Transplant Patient Care

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Conference Underscores CareDx’s Commitment to Improving Entire Transplant Patient Journey

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA) – The Transplant Company™ focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers – today announced its second annual digital health user conference, the Management Expert Exchange in Transplantation (MEET) Conference, taking place August 27-29 in Dallas, Texas. Read the complete press release on CareDx.com.

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Normal lungs successfully transplanted into bodies with reversed organs

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By Sandee LaMotte

CNN — Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer’s lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called polymyositis. Despite carrying supplemental oxygen, the Cook County Commissioner for the 2nd district in Illinois was finding it harder and harder to perform his job.

“It was terrible. I would walk 10 steps and I was gasping for air,” Deer said in a news conference Monday. Read the full story from CNN.

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Toothbrushing twice daily may be linked to better glucose levels in type 2 diabetes

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By Michael Monostra

HOUSTON — Toothbrushing two times per day may improve glycemic control for people with type 2 diabetes, but more studies on the link between oral health and type 2 diabetes are needed, according to presenters.

In findings from a scoping review presented at the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting, researchers analyzed studies that investigated associations between regular toothbrushing, periodontal disease and glycemic metrics among adults with type 2 diabetes. Read the full story in Healio.

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First robot-assisted liver transplant in US performed in St. Louis

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By Ashley Vargo

ST. LOUIS — A surgical team from Washington University’s School of Medicine has successfully performed the first robot-assisted whole-liver transplant in the U.S. — and the patient was cleared to get back on the golf course just a month later.

The surgery took place in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and the patient — a man in his 60s with liver cancer and cirrhosis due to a hepatitis C infection — has recovered swiftly, according to his doctors.
Read the full story in The Virginian-Pilot.

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Two Girls from New Jersey Receive Lifesaving Liver Transplants at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital

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Team from Newly Launched Pediatric Liver Disease & Transplant Program Performed the First-Ever Pediatric Liver Transplants at Hospital Within a Week of Each Other

Surgeons at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone and the NYU Langone Transplant Institute have successfully performed the first two pediatric liver transplants at the institution. The lifesaving surgeries were conducted within a week of each other, giving hope and a new lease on life to two young girls from New Jersey.

To address the rising incidence of liver disease in children and the critical need for quality care, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital formed the Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplant Program this April.  Read the complete press release from NYU Langone Health.

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