Published 14 days ago

Arm skin patch could warn of organ rejection

Scientists hope that skin patches can reduce organ rejection rates by half in transplant patients.
The NHS trial will involve giving 152 lung transplant patients a small skin graft from their donor to monitor rejection.
The skin patch, placed on the forearm, will alert doctors if rejection occurs so they can adjust treatment accordingly.

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BBC News

Arm skin patch could warn of organ rejection

A rash appearing on the patch could allow early treatment to stop problems escalating.

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Lung transplant patients will get patches of skin grafted on to them - after groundbreaking discovery

More than a hundred patients will take part in a new multi-year trial to test whether a small patch of skin grafted from a lung donor on to a transplant patient can help alert doctors to early signs of rejection

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

'Crucial' skin patches could alert doctors to organ transplant rejection

SKIN patches could halve rates of deadly organ rejection in transplant patients, hope scientists running an NHS trial. Around 4,500 Brits have organ transplants each year but the body rejects them in up to a third of cases. NHS Blood and TransplantThe skin starts to come up in a rash if someone’s body is reacting badly to their transplant[/caption] An experiment will now give 152 lung transplant patients a small 10x3cm skin graft from their dono…

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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