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UCSF study finds transplant wait-list deaths are not just due to organ availability Most liver transplant candidates who died or were removed from the transplant list actually received one or more liver donation offers, according to a recent UCSF study. "What we found challenges the simplistic view that transplant dynamics are driven simply by organ availability," said lead author, Jennifer Lai, MD, assistant clinical professor in the UCSF Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology....

HHS Honors Select Programs for Their Achievements in Organ Donation and Transplantation OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nebraska Organ Recovery System (NORS) today received an award and national recognition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for its achievements and success in increasing the number of organs available and transplanted. NORS was among 404 hospitals, 38 organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and 174 transplant programs...

'Extremely high risk' of return requires focus on outpatient management, Johns Hopkins researchers say Three in 10 patients receiving a kidney transplant require readmission to the hospital within 30 days of discharge following surgery, according to a Johns Hopkins analysis of six years of national data. The findings, published online in the American Journal of Transplantation, suggest more needs to be done to manage patients outside the hospital to keep them from costly and potentially...

HORSHOLM, Denmark, Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veloxis will give two upcoming data presentations that further define the profile of LCP-Tacro compared to other tacrolimus formulations. The first study demonstrates the potentially flexible dosing that may improve dosing convenience for transplant patients. A second study demonstrates the enhanced bioavailability of tacrolimus driven by LCP-Tacro's proprietary formulation, compared to another once-daily tacrolimus formulation, which...

ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lancet has published the initial series of successful lung transplants demonstrating the feasibility and safety of using the Organ Care System(TM) (OCS(TM)) Lung technology, at Hannover Medical School and Puerta de Hierro Hospital Madrid. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121010/NE90070 ) A study published in the October 10(th) edition of The Lancet reports on the first in-man clinical experience with the OCS Lung...

DENVER, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a ceremony held October 4 in Grapevine, Texas, Colorado and Wyoming were among just 10 states awarded with gold medals by Donate Life America in recognition of their respective high percentages of residents who have generously pledged to be organ, eye and tissue donors through the states' donor registries. The medals were presented at the National Learning Congress for the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice, sponsored by the...

Only Pediatric Program in New England to Receive Award BOSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health and Human Services has recognized Boston Children's Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program as a national leader in its field. The program received a Silver Level Award at a Medal of Honor Ceremony held yesterday at the Seventh National Learning Congress in Grapevine, Texas. Awards were granted by the Health Resources and Services Administration's Donation and...

HORSHOLM, Denmark, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S (OMX: VELO) today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A, a fully integrated European Pharmaceutical company focused on respiratory disease and special care products, for the commercialization and distribution of its novel formulation immunosuppressant drug candidate LCP-Tacro in certain countries, including Europe, Turkey and CIS countries....

DENVER, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded ten Colorado and Wyoming hospitals, three local transplant centers, as well as the organ procurement organization serving the same region with Medals of Honor for their success in maximizing the lifesaving gift of organ donation. The awards were presented today at the seventh annual National Learning Congress for the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice held in...

Wolverines for Life kicks off annual challenges against Ohio State for blood donation, organ donor registry ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you say to someone who saved your life? In an inspirational new video, U-M patients say thank you to the donors who provided blood, bone marrow, organs and tissues. The video "Choose to be a donor, choose to save a life" is the cornerstone of this fall's Wolverines for Life campaign that includes a massive...