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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
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Trader Joe's 60,000-Pound Recall; Will Shortz's Stroke; Oregon Recriminalizing Drugs

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 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
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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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