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Anchor lead: Can a steroid called dexamethasone help people with severe COVID-19 disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports In people with severe COVID-19 disease who were on ventilators, using a steroid drug called dexamethasone reduced mortality by about a third, a very …
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Anchor lead: The time people must wait to receive a liver transplant may now be shorter, Elizabeth Tracey reports Liver transplants are most often needed because someone’s liver is damaged due to alcohol use, so centers used to require potential …
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Anchor lead: What are the considerations in matching lungs to recipients? Elizabeth Tracey reports Matching lungs available for transplant to the appropriate recipient is a complex business, with a multitude of factors requiring integration. That’s according to Errol Bush, surgical …
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Anchor lead: New technology may allow more lung transplants, Elizabeth Tracey reports Obtaining lungs suitable for transplant may now be easier with a technology that helps maintain the organs outside the body. Errol Bush, surgical director of lung transplantation at …
