Recently added articles from Transplant News:
CDC to develop network to detect, prevent diseases transmitted by deceased organ, tissue donors.(Obituary)
Oct 01, 2009; ... As the number of organs and tissues transplanted in the US have grown steadily over the last 20 years, so have the number of new life threatening infectious diseases and malignancies transmitted by the life saving, life enhancing transplants. Today, there are more than a dozen viruses, ...
Patient denied coverage for receiving transplant out-of-network suing Anthem Blue Cross; Oct. 14 trial date.
Oct 01, 2009; ... A trial beginning on October 14 in Los Angeles, CA, targeting the largest health insurer in the US, WellPoint and its subsidiary Anthem Blue Cross of California, for allegedly denying requests for out-of-network liver transplants will shine the light on the behind the scenes decisions ...
Consumer Watchdog condemns WellPoint/Anthem refusal to cover Nehme's liver transplant.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Consumer Watchdog issued a statement condemning the refusal of WellPoint and Anthem Blue Cross of California to cover Nehme's liver transplant and linked the case to the need for health care reform in the US. The trial beginning next week targeting the nation's largest health ...
Consumer Watchdog joins second lawsuit involving liver transplant patient's death but not for denial of coverage.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Consumer Watchdog has also joined with the parents of a 17-year-old who died after her health insurer, CIGNA, denied a liver transplant to call on Congress to close the legal loophole that bars her family from having their day in court. The group was responding to an LA Times ...
Four of nation's largest tissue recovery groups consolidate California services.
Oct 01, 2009; ... Four of the largest tissue-recovery organizations in the US announced in late September they have signed an agreement to consolidate their tissue recovery services in Northern and Central California under one organization. Under terms of a letter of intent signed by the ...
Maryland, California announce first-ever bi-coastal agreement to pool stem cell research grants.
Oct 01, 2009; ... The states of Maryland and California have completed the first-ever bicoastal agreement that will enable hundreds of researchers funded by the agencies in each state to pool hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants for their scientists in their respective states. The ...
HHS honors 428 US transplant centers who met collaborative goals for increasing organ donation in 2008-2009.
Oct 01, 2009; ... The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) honored 428 of the nation's hospitals/transplant centers in late September for their success in meeting goals for increasing organ donation established by the Organ Donation and Transplantation Collaborative initiative launched in 2003. ...
NIH begins accepting requests for funding research on human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines.
Oct 01, 2009; ... The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it is now accepting requests for human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines to be approved for use in NIH-funded research. NIH began accepting requests for hESCs to be approved for use in NIH-funded research on September 21 ....
First-ever eyelash transplant for treating Madarosis performed through microsurgery in the UK.
Oct 01, 2009; ... The first ever eyelash transplant allowing women and men to regain their eye lashes through a micro-surgical transplant has been conducted in the UK. The transplant was performed by Transform, the largest cosmetic surgery company in the country. The groundbreaking transplant ...
Tutogen Medical GmbH cleared of illegal trafficking in the Ukraine.(Brief article)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Tutogen Medical GmbH, a German-based pharmaceutical company, has been cleared of any illegal trafficking of body parts in the Ukraine following a sensational article in the German magazine Der Spiegel alleging the company extracted "bones from corpses ... to manufacture body parts, as part ...
American Association of Tissue Banks.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) has announced their new Board of Governors and Council Chairs for 2009-2010. They include: President--Diane Wilson, RN, CTBS, Community Tissue Services, Dayton, OH; President-Elect--David Smith, MD, Community Tissue Services, Dayton, OH; ...
International Pediatric Transplant Association.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Heather Petet, CAE, has been named Executive Director of the International Pediatric Transplant Association (IPTA) in Mt. Laurel, NJ. Previously, Petet ...
Tampa General Hospital.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Angie Korsun, RN, MSN, MPA, has been named Transplant Administrator at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL. Previously, ...
Five scientists have been awarded the prestigious Lasker Awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to creating a new kind of stem cell.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Five scientists have been awarded the prestigious Lasker Awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to creating a new kind of stem cell. They include: Clinical Medical Research Award--Brian Druker, Oregon Health & Science ...
Extending CMV treatment after kidney transplant reduces risk of getting it.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Extending the amount of time providing treatment for preventing cytomegalovirus (CMV) following a kidney transplant can reduce the recipient's risk of getting the disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Fu Luan, MD, of the ...
FDA advisory committee to meet to discuss Novartis NDA for Afinitor.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee announced it will hold a one-day meeting on Monday, December 7, 2009 to discuss a new drug application (NDA 21-560) submitted by the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, for ...
University of Texas Health Science Center, MCD Life Sciences sign agreement to develop organ preservation device.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio announced it has signed a licensing agreement with MCD Life Sciences LLC, San Antonio to commercialize a novel organ preservation technology developed at the UT Health Science Center. The university says the new technology is ...
CryoLife receives Humanitarian Use Device designation for SynerGraft Processed Human Aortic Heart Valves.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... CryoLife, Inc. Atlanta, GA, announced it has received a Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its CryoValve SG aortic human heart valve. The HUD designation is the first step in obtaining a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) for the ...
GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous FDA approval recommendation for drug to treat advanced kidney cancer.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA, announced the FDA's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) has voted unanimously for pazopanib (Votrient) for treating patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) despite concerns bout a risk of severe liver injury. The FDA panel voted 10-0 in ...
Vital Therapies initiates liver stabilization trial.(Names in the News)
Oct 01, 2009; ... Vital Therapies, Inc., San Diego, CA, announced the first patient has been enrolled in a pivotal trial of its ELAD human cell-based liver assist system at the California Pacific Health Center in San Francisco. The company predicts that up to 20 leading academic liver centers in the US and ...
