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Cognitive Scores After Kidney Transplant Tied to Frailty
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Frail kidney transplant recipients have lower cognitive scores than nonfrail recipients four years after transplant, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Report IDs Areas Lacking Good Practice in Health Tech Assessment
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In a report published in the January issue of Value in Health, an ISPOR--The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research working group indicates the lack of good practices in three areas of health technology assessment.
Texting Intervention Engages Patients After Joint Arthroplasty
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A text-messaging (Short Message Service) bot is effective for increasing patient engagement after primary total knee or hip arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Jan. 16 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Plasma Marker Predicts Allograft Failure in Lung Transplant
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Donor-derived cell-free DNA is a potential biomarker that can predict allograft failure after lung transplantation, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in EBioMedicine.
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