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From Fitness to Failure – And Back

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As a twentysomething fitness instructor, it was admittedly a little disconcerting for Kristy Sidlar when she passed out in front of a class she was teaching back in 1996. She initially chalked it up to not having eaten enough, but she was soon diagnosed with an arrhythmia, given some medication and told not to exercise so much. “That is the kiss of death – to tell that to someone who loves to exercise,” says Sidlar, who is now 54. Read the full story on CareDx.com.

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How blood cancer research might help organ transplant patients

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Fred Hutch study suggests certain immune cells are source of antibodies that attack donated organs

Each day, 13 patients awaiting transplants for severe kidney disease in the U.S. lose their lives before a compatible kidney can be found.

Frequently, it is simply that there are not enough donated organs available, but sometimes it is because the right donor is too rare. Of the 92,000 people in U.S. waiting this year for a kidney transplant, about one in ten will have an especially hard time finding a compatible donor. Read more from the Fred Hutch News Service.

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Meet the all-women team that is likely the first to perform a heart transplant

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“We celebrated how far we’ve come, but it’s also like, ‘Wow, it took this long for something like this to happen?’” Dr. Charlene Blake tells TODAY.com.

By Jordan Greene

Dr. Amy Fiedler was finishing up a standard heart transplant surgery in December — putting the dressings on the patient and getting ready to transport her the intensive care unit — when she noticed something she’d never seen before. The room was entirely women.
Read the full story in USA Today.

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Kidney Transplant Less Likely in Adults With Developmental Disabilities

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— “Urgent need” for anti-discrimination initiatives to promote equitable care, researchers argue

Despite similar kidney transplant outcomes, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were less likely than the general population to be evaluated for transplant and less likely to receive one, a propensity-score matched analysis found. Read more in Medpage Today.

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CareDx Showcases Latest Advancements in Cellular Transplant and Therapy Including Specialized Digital Health Solutions at the 2023 Tandem Meetings

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FEBRUARY, 16, 2023

BRISBANE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CareDx, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNA), a leading precision medicine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of clinically differentiated, high-value healthcare solutions for transplant patients and caregivers — today announced that it will be presenting its latest solutions to support the cellular transplant and therapy ecosystem at the 2023 Tandem Meetings |Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT™ and CIBMTR® taking place February 15-19 in Orlando, Florida.
Read the complete press release at CareDx.com.

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Risk for recurrent stroke declines over past 20 years, particularly in women survivors

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Recurrent stroke risk has declined over the past 2 decades, with women experiencing a twofold decline compared with men, according to preliminary research presented at the International Stroke Conference.

“Secondary stroke prevention has been successful; however, it has not been as effective among male stroke survivors in recent years,” Chen Chen, MS, lead study author and PhD candidate in epidemiology at the University of Michigan, said in a related release. Read more in Healio.

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