Latest - Transplantation

• When a White Coat and Badge Don't Protect You Samuel Kebede is a Black internal medicine resident who is often mistaken for cleaning staff or asked to show his ID. “Racism permeates all institutions,” he says. ”Medicine is not immune.”
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 10, 2020
• Obeticholic Acid for NASH: Revolution or Just a Ripple? With FDA approval likely by year's end, Drs Jason Kramer and Nancy Reau consider what obeticholic acid may mean for this increasingly prevalent disease.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 10, 2020
• Gaslighting Syndrome: A True Story of Abuse A late night phone call tipped off this psychiatrist that his patient's psychosis might not be quite as it seemed.
  Medscape Psychiatry, July 09, 2020
• Patients Who Refuse Masks: Responses That Won't Get You Sued A patient refuses to wear a mask in your office. Can you refuse to provide care?
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 09, 2020
• South Korean COVID-19 Patient Recovering After Double Lung Transplant After a record 112 days on a specialized life-support system, a South Korean COVID-19 patient is recovering from double lung transplant surgery, doctors say, in only the ninth such procedure worldwide since the coronavirus outbreak began.
  Reuters Health Information, July 07, 2020
• COVID News: Perspective From a Physician Journalist   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Jonathan LaPook, chief medical correspondent for CBS News, about his experience as a physician journalist.
  WebMD, July 08, 2020
• A Comparison of Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization A new study takes a look at the differences in deceased donor kidney utilization rates between countries. What lessons can be learned?
  American Journal of Transplantation, July 08, 2020
• Dropping Race-Based eGFR Adjustment Gains Traction in US The long-standing practice of up-adjusting estimated glomerular filtration rate in African Americans when assessing kidney function has begun to crack.
  Medscape Medical News, July 06, 2020
• Tamoxifen-related NAFLD: Prevalence, Incidence, Risk Factors How common is the development of fatty liver after tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer patients, and what are the associated risk factors?
  Liver International, July 03, 2020
• Patients Misconstrue Terms Clinicians Use to Discuss Kidney Health Many patients may not understand terms like "end-stage kidney disease," which adds to their distress and even trauma when discussing renal health with clinicians, a small study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 30, 2020
• Socioeconomic Impacts on Pediatric Liver Transplantation In what ways might neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation impact pediatric liver transplantation outcomes?
  American Journal of Transplantation, July 01, 2020
• Early Start: Strategies to Improve Outcomes in IPF   University of Washington pulmonologists discuss diagnostic challenges of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and how early treatment and personalized management strategies can improve outcomes.
  Medscape TV, June 30, 2020
• Would You Be Happier in a Leadership Position? This Doc Wasn't Leaving clinical care for an administrative role sounds appealing to many physicians, but it's not for everyone. How can you tell if it's right for you?
  Medscape Medical News, June 30, 2020
• Extended Rivaroxaban in Medical Patients Cuts Arterial Events Too New findings from the MARINER trial — which include a 50% reduction in stroke — have major healthcare implications, the investigators say.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2020
• Artificial Stone Silicosis Progresses After Exposure Stops Progression of artificial stone silicosis continues even when patients stop working in the stone industry after diagnosis, a Spanish study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 26, 2020
• NY Psych Residents Describe 'Tsunami' of COVID-19 Patients   Dr Jeffrey Lieberman speaks with three Columbia residents about the lessons imparted by training during a pandemic.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, June 26, 2020
• Do We See Black Patients Differently? California state senator Richard Pan, MD, calls on colleagues to address long-standing medical racism. Even well-meaning physicians, he says, can contribute to ongoing problems in Black healthcare.
  Medscape Medical News, June 25, 2020
• Wastewater Testing May Help Predict Coronavirus Hotspots   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Mariana Matus, CEO and co-founder of Biobot Analytics, a company that develops cutting-edge technology to bring wastewater epidemiology to cities.
  WebMD, June 24, 2020
• NAFLD Progression Rates to Cirrhosis, Decompensation, Mortality This study aimed to elucidate the natural history of NAFLD/NASH by evaluating the impact of liver disease severity and comorbid health conditions on risk of mortality and risk of disease progression.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 22, 2020
• Many Discarded Livers Could Be Safely Transplanted Viability testing during normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) can identify transplantable livers that would otherwise be discarded, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, June 17, 2020