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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

Oct 11, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
FDA Reviewers Cast Doubt on Drug Candidate for Barth Syndrome

Agency appears unswayed by mitochondria-targeting drug for rare cardioskeletal disease

Oct 09, 2024
FDA ADCOMM elamipretide hydrochloride injection over a computer rendering of mitochondria.
Timely Skin Cancer Screening After Organ Transplant Still Lacking

Only a minority of patients adhered to SUNTRAC screening recommendations

Sep 26, 2024
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Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

Apr 11, 2024
A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.
Aspirin for Fatty Liver; Meds for Self-Managed Abortion

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Mar 30, 2024
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Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs?

Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted

Mar 25, 2024
A photo of a donor heart sitting in ice in a cooler
Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Mar 04, 2024
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
NBA Champion, 'Survivor' Contestant Receives Heart Transplant

Scot Pollard "feeling great" following surgery, his wife says

Feb 23, 2024
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Opinion
Do Organ Transplants Cause Personality Changes?

Anecdotal evidence suggests a real possibility, but more research is needed

Feb 22, 2024
A photo of surgeons preparing a donor kidney for transplantation
Reversing Anticoagulation in Hemorrhagic Stroke; E-Cigs for Smoking Cessation

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Feb 17, 2024
TTUHSC EL PASO HEALTHWATCH with their logo and photos of Rick Lange, MD, and Elizabeth Tracey
Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules

Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation

Feb 13, 2024
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Former NBA Player, 'Survivor' Contestant Waits in Hospital for Heart Transplant

But few donors can provide a match for his extra-large body

Feb 09, 2024
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Donated Heart Valves Still Growing a Year After World's 1st Partial Heart Transplant

Child and transplanted tissue together remain in good condition per case report

Jan 02, 2024
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Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policy

Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say

Dec 06, 2023
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