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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found no statistically significant differences in post-transplant survival rates between the NASH and ETOH groups.
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The Inquisitr (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
Miami, FL (AHN) – Researchers with the University of Miami School of Medicine said there is little difference in the survival rate of liver transplant patients who are sick because of alcohol use and those who have non-alcohol-related liver disease. The researchers said in a statement that non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is on the rise in the United [...]
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine compared the outcomes of cirrhotic patients who underwent liver transplants for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) versus alcoholic liver disease (ETOH) and found no statistically significant differences in post-transplant survival rates between the NASH and ETOH groups. Study findings are presented in the December issue of Liver Transplantation....
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
GOLDEN, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The top-rated hospitals for organ transplantation are being identified for the first time today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Based on patient outcomes, quality data for each of the 266 hospitals that perform transplants have been made public at www.healthgrades.com to help patients in need of kidney, lung, heart and liver...
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The President and Vice President of the Methodist... (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The local preachers in Leeds North East Circuit organise an annual study day and this year they invited 3 doctors from the meeting to lead the day. I was joined at Chapel Allerton Methodist Church by former vice-president Prof Peter Howdle and Dr Stan Pearson, both of whom have recently retired as physicians at Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, and together we led an exploration of medical ethical issues....
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Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
UNDER HEALTH CARE “REFORM,” WILL LIVER TRANSPLANTS BE HANDLED WITH SIMILAR CARE? Post Office Returns 107,831 Tax Refund Checks to IRS Due to Faulty Addresses. “The number of undeliverable refund checks is up 16% this year.”
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Health Care Renewal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
One of the more bizarre stories to appear on Health Care Renewal just resurfaced. To summarize, in June, 2008, we posted about the strange case of four Japanese men, allegedly affiliated with Yakuza criminal organizations, who received liver transplants from the UCLA Medical Center, apparently with some alacrity. All likely paid full list prices for their procedures, and two later donated $100,000...
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Mike Hudack (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Yakuza godfather buys a new livers for him and his pals : soupsoup : deleteyourself : Being rich rules…you can just buy new livers for you and your buddies after you drink too much your entire life. Though the average waiting time for a liver in California is three years, Goto got one in just six weeks, despite the fact that he was reportedly No. 80 on the hospital’s waiting list. Three...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
On Sunday, 60 Minutes aired a report by Lara Logan on the puzzling liver transplants received by Japan's top crime bosses at UCLA Medical Center. Between 2000 and 2004, four members of Japan's Yakuza, a "powerful organized crime syndicate," received liver transplants. Despite a long list of patients in need, Tadamasa Goto, a man described as Japan's John Gotti, received a liver in just six...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Patients who have received liver transplants may hold the secret to preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. A chemical fault in the liver is known to be more common in people who suffer from this complex eye condition.
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Inoperable Terran (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The Professor drops the bomb on ObamaCare.
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Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
THUGGISHNESS: WSJ on DeMaurice Smith, the White House, the NFL, and Rush Limbaugh. Just remember — if football is so thoroughly politicized under this gang, why expect that liver transplants will be different?
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VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Researchers have produced liver cells from the skin cells of people, potentially paving the way toward better treatments for those with liver disease. "This is a crucial step forward towards developing therapies that can potentially replace the need for scarce liver transplants, currently the only treatment for most advanced liver disease," the study's lead author, Stephen A. Duncan, a professor...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Treatment of liver diseases possibleScientists at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have successfully produced liver cells from patients' skin cells opening the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases that affect liver function. The study was led by Stephen A. Duncan, D. Phil., Marcus Professor in Human and Molecular Genetics, and professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy,...
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News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
A trial beginning next week targeting the nation's largest health insurer and its California subsidiary for allegedly automatically denying requests for out-of-network liver transplants will help shed light on the need for stronger health reform than is currently being considered, according to Consumer Watchdog. The group urged President Obama, White House representatives, and the national news media...
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mayurdicosta | 07/03/2009
With growing number of private hospitals offering the best of medical services in the world, India has been evolving as a big mart for medical tourism business , which is reportedly growing at the rate of 30 per cent each year. India is known to offer quality and cheap health care services to foreign tourists. As per the study carried out by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian medical...
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newsroom | 04/03/2008
BY DELTHIA RICKS delthia.ricks@newsday.com Cases of hepatitis C, already at epidemic proportions in New York, are expected to jump explosively in the coming decade, increasing the need for liver transplants and fueling a rise in the liver-related death rate, experts said yesterday. Speaking at a daylong conference on hepatitis C convened by the New York State Health Department, doctors painted a dreary...
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