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May 16, 2022
Video
A Massachusetts General Hospital investigator explains how the innovative DCD practice addresses both waitlist issues and transplant center's capabilities.
May 09, 2022
Article
The Massachusetts General Hospital investigator discusses how LVADs and mechanical circulatory supports have altered the national heart donor strategy.
April 29, 2022
The first in-class myosin inhibitor is supported by findings from the pivotal EXPLORER-HCM trial for patients with the rare condition.
April 26, 2022
71.6% of patients showed a clinically meaningful improvement in total corneal fluorescein staining at 4 weeks after using the ophthalmic solution.
April 25, 2022
Dexamethasone as a first-line treatment for DME may increase economic costs in settings where bevacizumab is used off-label, but lower annual costs compared with aflibercept.
April 23, 2022
Rural patients identifying as Black had a more than 10% absolute increased risk of major leg amputation or death compared with the overall cohort with diabetic foot ulcers.
April 22, 2022
Hemoglobin changes and the degree of surgery difficulty were significantly lower in the lidocaine plus epinephrine group compared with placebo.
April 20, 2022
The long-term efficacy of fundoplication surgery has not previously been explored for the management of the symptoms of GERD.
April 18, 2022
Data show 80% of included patients had an increase of more than 20 points in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire summary scores.
April 14, 2022
Interventions could be utilized in patients awaiting liver transplantations to avoid further complications or mortality.