New ‘body clock’ tool predicts lifespan and organ health
Researchers are working on new tools called “body clock” tools that aim to measure people’s biological ages and even assess their risks of disability and mortality. A recent announcement from the University of Washington’s School of Medicine highlights a tool that utilizes eight different indicators, which include physical exams of patients and their companions, to […]
Mich. resident dies of rabies from donated organ
Michigan residents have died of rabies, contracted from organs they donated to, state health officials said Thursday. The unidentified patient died in January after a month of transplantation at an Ohio hospital, a spokesman for Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services. “Public health investigations have determined that he has contracted rabies through the transplanted […]
New Jersey dad Leon Szewcyk to receive fourth organ transplant — this time from daughter
A New Jersey man is due for a kidney transplant from his daughter almost 40 years after experiencing the first such procedure, so he is expected to receive a fourth organ donation. Leon Szewsek (73) of North Caldwell, New Jersey, received two heart and kidney transplants that first ticker swaps came in the 1980s. ABC7 […]
Wyden, Sanders: Federal layoffs threaten organ transplant system modernization
Officers Ron Wyden (D-ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) have expressed concern to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Director of Health and Human Services (HHS) that recent layoffs at U.S. health agencies threaten modernising the organ transplant system. The pair of lawmakers asked Kennedy on Wednesday. letter Layoffs were affected to disclose Health Resources and Services Management […]
Trump urged to use executive power after Vance relative reportedly denied organ transplant over COVID vaccine
GOP lawmakers appeal to Trump with hospital community rules Rep. Michael Rulli spoke about Fox News Digital about a letter sending President Trump to use enforcement actions to urge hospitals to stop organ transplants to people without the Covid-19 vaccine. First on FOX: House Republicans are urging President Donald Trump to use his enforcement power […]
Alabama woman Towana Looney thriving after being the only person in the world with a functioning pig organ
Alabama women passed a large milestone on Saturdays to become the longest recipient of pig organ transplantation. It has been healthy and energy with a new kidneys for 61 days. “I am a superwoman,” Towana Rooney said to AP communication and laughed that he had continued to recover with a long walk in New York. […]
Alabama woman who is only person in the world with a functioning pig organ reaches record 2-month milestone
Alabama women, the only living recipient of pig organ transplantation, handed a large milestone when they became the longest living person with the pig organ working on Saturday. 53 -year -old Towana Rooney remained healthy and energetic and reached a recorded mark for 61 days in a pig kidney on Saturday. “I'm a superwoman,” Rooney […]
Renowned brain imaging specialist condemns mental health care as ‘only medical specialty that never looks at the organ it treats’
If you visit your cardiologist complaining of chest pain, your doctor may order a heart CT scan. If you go to your orthopedic surgeon after turning your ankle, you'll probably be in the x-ray room within minutes of arriving. Chronic headache? CAT scan. Knee trouble? MRI. Pregnancy complications? Ultrasound. In almost every medical scenario, doctors […]
‘Selfless parents gave their child’s organs to save my son. I’m in awe of them’ | Organ donation
Just over a year ago, Ralph Tatham's parents didn't know if they would make it to Christmas or if liver cancer would take their 3-year-old son away. The boy, whose life was saved by a multi-organ transplant that replaced his liver, pancreas and intestines, is now approaching his fifth birthday in just a few weeks. […]
New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants — expected to shorten wait time for all
People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive the organ from an HIV-infected donor under new rules announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Previously, such transplants could only be performed as part of a research study. The new rules, which take effect on Wednesday, are expected to shorten […]