A review article published in Engineering delves into the crucial field of organ preservation, exploring its history, current techniques, and future prospects.

Circulatory death livers preserved for donation with normothermic machine perfusion had the lowest early allograft dysfunction rate. This method led to the shortest hospital and ICU lengths of stay.

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It’s a sad day for Mastodon fans. After 25 years together, the progressive metal outfit Mastodon has announced that they will be parting ways with lead singer and vocalist Brent Hinds.

The development of new radiopharmaceuticals, a newer generation of advanced γ-cameras with SPECT capabilities, and PET has dramatically revolutionized myocardial perfusion imaging. It is only natural ...

A preservation system, the Organ Care System (OCS; TransMedics) uses normothermic pulsatile perfusion during organ transport for heart transplantation. This system has demonstrated favorable outcomes ...

I wonder if VGH could have borrowed a perfusionist from Royal Columbian Hospital or St. Paul’s? Maybe they weren’t available either. The province has to start paying perfusionists a lot more ...

Researchers found that compounds in black and green tea leaves acted like “little Velcro” hooks on lead molecules. By Alexander Nazaryan Tea leaves pull heavy metals from water, significantly ...

The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) has introduced a groundbreaking perfusion technique for assessing the quality of donor livers, which has resulted in an unprecedented number of liver ...

Peptic ulcer disease is a common digestive disorder in which acid and digestive enzymes cause the lining of the stomach or the first part of the small intestine (duodenum) to erode. A peptic ulcer ...