Immune monitoring post-solid-organ transplant reduces the duration of antiviral prophylaxis without having a higher risk for developing CMV infection. The development of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been shown to decrease allograft survival...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- From 2005 to 2021, alcohol-induced liver disease (AILD)-related hospitalizations and liver transplants (LTs) increased among women and men and in younger and older adults, according to a research letter published online...
Living donor liver transplants continue to emerge to increase the number of patients transplanted and reduce demand for deceased donor transplants.
The following is a summary of “Association between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Depression in NAFLD: the modulating roles of sex and BMI,” published in the November 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Zhang et al. Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) is a new obesity...
The following is a summary of “Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery Learning Curves for Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy at 16 International Expert Centers,” published in the November 2024 issue of Surgery by Müller et al. Robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP) is a...
The following is a summary of “Comparison of Carvedilol and Propranolol in Reducing the Portal Vein Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Hu et al. Elevated portal vein pressure (PVP) above 10...
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- From 2005 to 2021, alcohol-induced liver disease (AILD)-related hospitalizations and liver transplants (LTs) increased among women and men and in younger and older adults, according to a research letter published online...
Living donor liver transplants continue to emerge to increase the number of patients transplanted and reduce demand for deceased donor transplants.
The following is a summary of “Association between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Depression in NAFLD: the modulating roles of sex and BMI,” published in the November 2024 issue of Psychiatry by Zhang et al. Weight-Adjusted Waist Index (WWI) is a new obesity...
The following is a summary of “Competency, Proficiency, and Mastery Learning Curves for Robotic Distal Pancreatectomy at 16 International Expert Centers,” published in the November 2024 issue of Surgery by Müller et al. Robotic distal pancreatectomy (RDP) is a...
The following is a summary of “Comparison of Carvedilol and Propranolol in Reducing the Portal Vein Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,” published in the November 2024 issue of Gastroenterology by Hu et al. Elevated portal vein pressure (PVP) above 10...
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Identity theft in the medical office setting encompasses two serious issues: fraudulent use of a patient’s coverage information and breaching medical records.
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Medical cartoon by Van Scott in which patient asks doctor to pinkie swear that his medical information will remain private.
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