How Did the COVID Pandemic Affect Liver Transplant Outcomes? There was an impact on patient survival rates, but researcher acknowledges several confounders Nov 13, 2021
Injectable PH1 Therapy Also Effective in Advanced CKD Trial looked at patients with stages 3B through 5 chronic kidney disease Nov 07, 2021
Death Disparity in Black Liver Transplant Patients Warrants Action The survival gap between Black and white patients has only gotten worse Sep 13, 2021
Can Liver Donor Biomarker Predict Liver Transplant Rejection? Findings could support a patient-centered approach to liver transplantation, expert says Aug 23, 2021
Liver Transplant Sex Disparities Vanish With Living-Donor Access Women who qualified for deceased donor organs had significantly worse MELD scores Aug 18, 2021
Time to Break the Abstinence Rule Before Liver Transplants? Small study suggests alternative criteria to the "6-month rule" may be needed Aug 11, 2021
Ethics Consult: Is Oil Tycoon's Billboard for Liver Donor Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Jul 30, 2021
Shingrix OK'd for Immunocompromised Adults CDC's vaccine committee currently discussing vaccine for this population, manufacturer says Jul 26, 2021
FDA Panel Nearly Unanimous on Liver Transplant Perfusion Device Thumbs up on safety and efficacy Jul 15, 2021
Some Liver Transplant Patients Got Hepatitis B From Donors Injection drug use may be mostly to blame, researcher says Jul 10, 2021
Cases of Rare Liver Complication Seen With Severe COVID-19 Higher prevalence of condition in COVID patients than influenza patients, researcher says Jul 01, 2021
Novel Liver Assist Device Safe for Patients With Cirrhosis Small preliminary trial also shows hints of promising clinical results Jun 29, 2021
Liver Fibrosis Linked to Lower Response to COVID Vaccine Third dose may be needed in this population as well as some transplant patients, says researcher Jun 25, 2021
Liver Disease Tied to Increased Risk of Death From Severe COVID French study of hospitalized patients also saw an increased risk of mechanical ventilation Jun 24, 2021
FDA Restricts Ocaliva Use in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Liver failure, need for liver transplant reported in patients with advanced cirrhosis May 27, 2021
Here's Why This Doc Got a Third Vaccine Dose A transplant surgeon, a heart recipient himself, saw robust antibody response after third dose May 20, 2021
Op-Ed: Why the COVID Vaccine Didn't Work for Me Millions of transplant patients need to be informed that they may not get sufficient protection May 10, 2021
Is Dynamic AFP-R Key to Transplant Selection in Liver Cancer? Dynamic alpha-fetoprotein response improved prediction of patient outcomes May 05, 2021
Ethics Consult: Boozy Athlete's Liver Transplant Ethical? MD/JD Weighs In You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion Mar 26, 2021
Bariatric Surgery in Heart Failure Andrew Perry, MD, delves into its role with Radha Gopalan, MD Nov 02, 2020 podcast
More Hospitals Offering Uterus Transplant More transplant programs opening outside of clinical trials, but questions about cost and access remain Oct 22, 2020
Organ Transplant: 'Essential' Surgery in a Time of Pandemic Centers describe the tough choices, strategies, and outcomes they're seeing Mar 26, 2020
Surgical Attire Changes a Bust for Infection Control? One center reports what happened with shift to bouffants, surgical jackets Feb 12, 2020
Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff Nov 30, 2018
Minorities Sicker than Whites at Liver Transplant Referral Blacks had highest MELD scores at waitlist registration among racial-ethnic groups Nov 13, 2018
'De-Fatting' Tx May Give Discarded Livers New Life Ex vivo perfusion system plus therapy reduced fat in steatotic livers Nov 11, 2018
AASLD Poster Roundup: Gender, Insurance, Weight and Waitlists Selections from poster sessions at the annual Liver Meeting Nov 10, 2018
Liver Meeting to Focus on Practice Matters Along with Science Topics range from 'day in the life' of a hepatology consultant to novel NASH therapies Nov 08, 2018
Racial Gaps Persist in ALD Patients Eligible for Transplant Disparities found regarding liver transplant, mortality Jun 03, 2018
Hepatitis C Treatments Reduce Transplants Therapies also appear to reduce liver-related mortality Apr 15, 2018
Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals Apr 15, 2018
Perioperative Beta Blockers Trade Fewer MIs for More Deaths Issue of safety highlighted again in POISE analysis Mar 12, 2018
'Split Livers:' Life-Saving Options for Kids Who Need Transplant? Divided-organ approach works in U.K., but may be a tough sell in U.S. Oct 22, 2017
PBC Drug Shows Benefit Beyond Standard Response Findings imply that ursodeoxycholic acid therapy should not be discontinued Oct 22, 2017
Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds Oct 21, 2017
AASLD Liver Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground New science could 'potentially change the field' Oct 19, 2017
DDW 2017: Diversity Will Be Meeting's Strength Four-society meeting has plenty to offer across and among specialties May 05, 2017
Timing of Meals Linked to Fatty Liver Distributing calories during the day could reduce NAFLD risk Nov 14, 2016
