Pig organs for human transplants gain interest and scrutiny
A Boston firm pursues pigs as transplant donors. Experts note pigs’ organs resemble human ones and discuss challenges such as immune rejection linked to alpha gal sugars. Researchers pursue genetic tweaks and immune training to enable xenotransplants from pigs to humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Greenstein
Immerge BioTherapeutics
Boston
Harold Vanderpool
University of Texas Medical Branch
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Massachusetts General Hospital
David H. Sachs
Sachs
Rockies
Andes
Jeffrey Platt
Mayo Clinic
Prostate Screenings Offered for Cancer Awareness Week
Free prostate cancer screening event scheduled for Monday September 24 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Mercy Medical Center. Appointments available at 365-4673, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eligible men over 50 or those over 40 with risk factors can participate. doctors from the Physicians Clinic of Iowa urology will perform the exams.
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Mercy Medical Center
Physicians Clinic of Iowa Urology Department
42Nd St. NE
Mercytown City
Unity Center
Blairs Ferry Rd
New Life Community Church
Second Ave
Coralville
Diet linked to prostate cancer insights from Dr. Peter Scardino
Dr. Peter Scardino, head of urology at Memorial Sloan Kettering, discusses diet and cancer links. He notes that high fat or high calorie intake may raise risk, and that lifestyle factors influence prostate cancer beyond genetics. He cites biopsy advances, 3D IMRT, and laparoscopic surgery as progress. He advises heart healthy diet and exercise, and mentions selenium and vitamin E studies.
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Peter Scardino
Department of Urology
Memorial Sloan-Kettering
New York
No. 1 Cancer Center
U.S. News & World Report
Scardino
United States
France
Cleveland Clinic
Johns Hopkins
Columbia University
Health notes on local support groups and health programs
A roundup of health related events in Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's areas includes multiple support groups for mental illness Crohn's and colitis and prostate cancer plus prenatal yoga infant CPR and smoking cessation. Details cover locations dates times and contact numbers.
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Mercy Education Center
Cedar Rapids
Brian MacGillivray
Roxanne Dunn
Mercy Medical Plaza
Iowa City
Crohn
Mercy Medical Center
Colleen Brown
St. Luke's Hospital
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