Beaumont Hospital has rescinded a recommendation by top doctors to remove unvaccinated COVID-19 patients from the kidney transplant waiting list. The move comes more than two weeks after a letter …
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Dialysis
First itch treatment for haemodialysis patients recommended for approval by NICE
by Amyby AmyThe first drug approved specifically for the treatment of prurigo (an unpleasant itchy skin condition) National Institute for Health and Technology Assessment The UK National Institute for Health and Care …
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Scientists plan to double-match blood intended for use in kidney transplant patients to lower the chances that their donated kidneys will be rejected. Not only will researchers ensure that blood …
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Bone marrow transplantion
Outcomes of high-dose chemotherapy and automated SCT in patients with multiple myeloma: a comparative UK/Ireland and European benchmark analysis
by G H Jacksonby G H JacksonMcElwain TJ, Powles RL. High-dose intravenous melphalan for plasma cell leukemia and myeloma. lancet 1983; 2:822-824. articleCass pub med Google Scholar Lazarus HM, Phillips GL, Herzig RH, Hard DD, Wolff …
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This means that only 190 patients received the gift of life in 2020, even though transplants rose again last year to 206. Intensive care specialist Dr Catherine Motherway, HSE clinical …
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Dialysis
UL study shows kidney dialysis patients in Ireland may be at higher risk of hospitalization and infection
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Limerick has found that the treatment used for the majority of kidney failure patients in Ireland can lead to increased rates …