UCLA Launches First Face Transplantation Program in Western U.S.

The UCLA Health System has launched the UCLA Face Transplantation Program, the first surgical program of its kind in the western United States and one of only a handful in the nation.

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Go SLoW for a Healthy Summer, UMDNJ Physician Advises

With backyard, beach and BBQ season beginning, a family physician from UMDNJ is advising that SLoW (Sunscreen and Lots of Water) is the way to go for a healthy summer season.

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Routine Care for Crohn’s Disease in Children Should Include Measurement of Bone Age

Measuring bone age should be a standard practice of care for pediatric patients with Crohn’s disease, in order to properly interpret growth status and improve treatment, according to a new study from the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

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UCSF Receives Transformative Gift for Neuroscience Research and Care From Sandler Foundation

UCSF has received a challenge gift of $20 million from the Sandler Foundation that will provide major support for the university’s groundbreaking research and clinical care efforts regarding neurological diseases.

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Harris County Hospital District Honors Trauma Survivors

Trauma Survivors Celebration is an annual event hosted by the Harris County Hospital District to honor the survivors of trauma and recognize their successful recoveries. These are victims of motor vehicle accidents, industrial injuries and crime that have received care at Ben Taub General Hospital or Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital. The event reunites the former patients with physicians, nurses and EMS first-responders.

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University of Maryland, Baltimore Named New Center of Excellence in Pain Education

NIH Pain Consortium charges 11 health professional institutions, including UMB, with improving education in pain management and treatment.

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Grassroots "Networks" Succeed in Recruiting Kidney Donors, Hopkins Program Shows

Johns Hopkins researchers say a program they developed that uses personal advocates and community networks to find organ donors for friends and loved ones who need kidney transplants resulted in success for nearly half of the participants in its trial run.

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New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Face a Tough Sell, Study Suggests

Recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) advising elimination of routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer in healthy men are likely to encounter serious pushback from primary care physicians, according to results of a survey by Johns Hopkins investigators.

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Infections May Be Deadly for Many Dialysis Patients

• An infection called peritonitis commonly arises in the weeks before many patients on peritoneal dialysis die. • More studies are needed to determine whether peritonitis causes premature death in dialysis patients. 10% to 20% of dialysis patients receive peritoneal dialysis.

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