By Gerard Gallagher
A man has remained in treatment-free HIV remission for nearly 2 years after receiving a stem cell transplant to treat a rare and aggressive form of leukemia, researchers reported Wednesday.
It is the latest example of a person who has potentially been cured of HIV after receiving someone else’s stem cells — although this case comes with a twist. Read the full article in Healio.
A new study identifies how certain proteins in the immune system interact leading to organ rejection. The study, which involved experiments on mice and human patients, uncovered an important communication pathway between two molecules called CEACAM1 (CC1) and TIM-3, finding that the pathway plays a crucial role in controlling the body’s immune response during liver transplantation. Read the full article from UCLA Health.
By Chloe Courtney Bohl
Observant commuters may have noticed an ad with an unusual call to action on the T this month. The orange posters feature a photo of a smiling couple and read, “My wife, Deb, needs a new kidney.” A Lexington man, Paul Savuto, has turned to the patrons of the MBTA in his quest to find an organ donor who can save his wife’s life.
Read the full story in Boston.com.
By Kate Burba
Disparities in receipt of liver transplantation and mortality persisted over time among hospitalized Black and Hispanic patients with decompensated cirrhosis compared with their white counterparts, according to data inJAMA Network Open.
“There had been no characterization of disparities in receipt of inpatient procedures for cirrhosis in over a decade,” Lauren D. Nephew, MD, MSCE, assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology and associate vice chair of health equity at Indiana University School of Medicine, told Healio. Read the full article in Healio.
By Emily Ashcraft, KSL.com
MURRAY — Jessica Leon received her “miracle” on April 27, and she expressed gratitude Tuesday for her “hero donor” who allowed her to continue raising her two daughters.
Leon said she can’t imagine the pain the heart donor’s family went through, but she said with their “merciful decision, they prevented my daughters (from going) through the same type of loss.” Read the full story on KSL.com.
By University of Washington School of Medicine
Doctors in Seattle are reporting a history-making case in which a patient received two donor organs, a liver and a heart, to prevent the extreme likelihood that her body would reject a donor heart transplanted alone. In this innovative case, the organ recipient’s own healthy liver was transplanted, domino-like, into a second patient who had advanced liver disease. Read the full article in Medical Xpress.
By Nicole Lou
As long as people got their weekly recommended moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), it didn’t matter if they did it on a “weekend warrior” schedule or more regularly throughout the week, a study found.
Read the full article in MedPage Today.
By Mark E. Neumann
One goal of the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative, which was launched in 2019, was to significantly increase the number of kidney transplants.
The way to do that, according to CMS at the time, was to intervene early and slow chronic kidney disease progression so preemptive transplants could be performed, allowing patients to forgo dialysis.
Read the full story in Healio.
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M. Sc.
A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. in May at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
A surgical team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently performed the first robotic liver transplant in the U.S. Read the full article in News Medical Life Sciences.
By Regina Schaffer
Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on developments and challenges in heart transplantation. Part 1 can be viewed here.
Heart transplant is the most effective treatment for end-stage HF but it is also the scarcest of HF therapies — particularly for patients from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. Read the full article in Healio.