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Ray of Hope for End-Stage Liver Patients: Manipal Hospital Bhubaneswar Set
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], March 2: Manipal Hospital Bhubaneswar hosted a press meet on 24th February, 2026 reinforcing its reputation as a leading hub for liver transplantation backed by years of clinical expertise. The event highlighted the growing liver disease burden in Odisha, where
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Organ donations, organ transplants increase during large motorcycle rallie
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The study has shown that in the regions where the seven largest motorcycle rallies were held throughout the United States between 2005 and 2021, there were 21 per cent more organ donors per day, on average, and 26 per cent more transplant recipients per day, on average, during these events,
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Is it really healthy for kidney transplant recipients to limit their prote
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Osaka [Japan], September 16 (ANI): According to conventional wisdom, patients with kidney disease must consume a low protein diet. With their recent study on the relationship between protein intake and skeletal muscle mass in kidney transplant recipients, scientists from Osaka Metropolitan U
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Study: Bacteria in donor organs complicate immune response after transplan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): Organ transplant recipients take life-long immunosuppressive drugs to prevent their bodies from mounting an immune response against the donated organ, yet a substantial number of them still reject the organs. A new study shows that transplant recipients also m
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Transplant recipients face elevated risk of developing cancer: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggest that people who have received organ transplants face an elevated risk of developing cancer, primarily due to immunosuppression from medications to prevent organ rejection, as well as underlying medical conditions.
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Covid infected liver transplant patients don't necessarily have higher mor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 4 (ANI): Uncomplicated liver transplant recipients who contracted COVID-19 do not necessarily have higher mortality as compared to the non-transplanted population, a study by a private hospital in Delhi claimed.
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Study reveals COVID-19 vaccines reduce infection, mortality risk in organ
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 16 (ANI): According to a new research, vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 substantially lowers the risks of breakthrough infections and death due to COVID-19 in adult organ transplant recipients.
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COVID vaccine booster dose may benefit organ transplant patients: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Organ transplant recipients may get benefit from a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot that will push the response rate, according to a study conducted by Canadian scientists.
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US approves third dose of COVID vaccine for people with weak immune system
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 13 (ANI/FENA): US drug regulators say transplant recipients and others with severely weakened immune systems may receive an extra dose of Pfizer or Moderna to better protect them as the delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
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New research suggests prioritized vaccination strategies for organ transpl
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 2 (ANI): In new research, scientists discussed recent evidence - including a recent Science Immunology study by Hector Rincon-Arevalo and colleagues - that points to a diminished immune response to COVID-19 vaccines among organ transplant recipients and others on immuno
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Organ transplant recipients remain vulnerable to COVID-19 even after secon
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that two doses of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes COVID-19 -- confers some protection for people who have received solid organ transplants, it's still not enough to enable them to dispense with COVID
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Study reveals effects of social determinants of health on kidney transplan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI): Certain social determinants of health predict patient-reported outcomes in potential kidney transplant recipients, according to a study.
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