The most affected organ transplants were kidney, followed by lung, liver, and heart
People with dementia receive fewer palliative referrals than those with cancer: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 05, 2021
A large study from Canada has found disparities in palliative care referral between people with dementia or organ failure and people with cancer.
‘Physicians need to think of COVID-19 as a multisystem disease’
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 14, 2020
A review of COVID-19’s effects on human organs shows that a substantial proportion of patients suffer kidney, heart, and brain damage.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, August 5
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2019
Flu vaccine lowers blood clot and brain bleed odds … More white people dying from dementia than other races: CDC … Wound healing breakthrough resists pathogens … Removing need for anti-rejection...
Viewing knees as internal organs could improve osteoarthritis treatments for seniors
Feb 15, 2011
The risk for disability from osteoarthritis of the knee is just as harmful as the risk for disability from cardiovascular disease, according to The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. At least that’s...