Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute hosts conference on donation after circulatory death

While the number of organ donations after circulatory death (DCD) continues to grow in the United States and worldwide, it is yet to be accepted universally as a viable option to serve patients on the waiting list. Donation after circulatory death was the topic of the 7th Innovations in Transplant Summit, hosted April 22 and 23 by Baylor University Medical Center (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health.

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Baylor Scott & White researchers launch study to examine the impact of exercise on “long COVID” and COVID-19 recovery

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that an estimated 140 million Americans have been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus based on data collected from blood tests taken through January 2022. Many of these Americans are still feeling the after-effects of the virus known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC), or “long COVID.” The cases of PASC are becoming so common that lawmakers introduced a bill to fund research into the long-term effects of the disease and expand treatment resources for people experiencing them.

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