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Newswise — May 30, 2025, Alexandria, VA, Each year, the American Thyroid Association® (ATA®) honors clinicians, academicians and early career researchers who have made outstanding contributions in thyroidology. These awards recognize both professional achievements and contributions to ATA. The 2025 award winners are named below and will be honored during the ATA’s 2025 Annual Meeting to be held September…
Newswise — Rolling Meadows, Ill. – May 28, 2025 – The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) proudly announces the election of Joseph S. Cheng, MD, FAANS, as its new Treasurer. Dr. Cheng officially assumed the role during the 2025 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting, held April 25-28 in Boston. Dr. Cheng is nationally recognized for…
Newswise — New research finds that early preemptive kidney transplants do not reduce the risk of death, according to a Yale School of Medicine (YSM) study published in Transplantation Proceedings on March 25. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD), also known as renal or kidney failure, can occur because of diabetes and high blood pressure, among other…
Newswise — Up to 900,000 Americans a year get blood clots in their veins. The condition, termed deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can be deadly if left untreated for too long. Now there’s potentially a new way for doctors to eliminate blood clots, without needing to wait for medication or major surgery. William Marston, MD, professor…
B-roll and stills available at link below Newswise — A UCLA Health surgical team has performed the first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, 2025. The team was led by Dr. Nima Nassiri, a urologic transplant surgeon and director of the UCLA Vascularized Composite Bladder Allograft Transplant…
Newswise — The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) has updated its guidelines on using emerging therapies to treat metastatic brain tumors, reflecting improvements in pharmaceuticals, radiation therapy software and hardware, and surgical equipment. Jeffrey J. Olson, MD, of the Department of Neurosurgery at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, and colleagues published the new…
Newswise — Dr. M. Minhaj Siddiqui is available for interviews about prostate cancer in light of former President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer. Dr. Siddiqui is a fellowship-trained specialist who serves as Director of Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Maryland…
Kris Jenner sparks plastic surgery rumors Kris Jenner sparked plastic surgery with her new look Kris Jenner’s recent transformation has shocked fans, as they had to do double takes while looking at her snaps. After the Kardashians star’s hairstylist, Chris Stapleton, posted Kris’s new look picture on his Instagram account on Saturday, the netizens could…
Newswise — NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health proudly shares its kidney transplant program, part of the Ochsner Transplant Institute, has been awarded ELITE Status within the credentialed Programs of Excellence transplant network by INTERLINK COE Networks & Programs. ELITE Status is awarded to only a select few programs nationwide certifying delivery of superior transplant care. …
Newswise — LOS ANGELES — Surgeons from Keck Medicine of USC and UCLA Health have performed the world’s first-in-human bladder transplant. The surgery was successfully completed at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 4, 2025, in a joint effort by Inderbir Gill, MD, founding executive director of USC Urology, and Nima Nassiri, MD, urologic transplant…
