Pulse

A Network of Networks

How organ distribution works.

 

In His Own Words

Transplant legend John Najarian on his life and work.

 

A Shave, a Haircut—and a Kidney?

Barbers teach African-American men about organ donation and the importance of attending to their own health.

 

The Matchmaker

Headquartered in Minneapolis, the National Marrow Donor Program has become the world’s resource for patients needing a marrow, cord blood, or peripheral blood transplant.

 

Learning from Experience

The government is exploring bundled billing—a practice long used in organ transplantation—as a strategy for reducing health care costs.

 

Commonly Good Care

Fairview doctors are working to make early diagnosis and better management of chronic kidney disease routine and dialysis rare.

 

End Notes

Foggy Night

By Zubin Agarwal

 

 

 

Table of Contents | May 2011

Cover Story

The New Transplant Patient

Older, sicker patients are becoming eligible for organ transplantation, increasing the need for organs and raising new questions about who should get priority on waiting lists.

By Kate Ledger

 

Feature

Minnesota Firsts

A timeline of transplant milestones.

 

Perspective

The First and Last Days of Medicine

On a busy morning, a doctor stops to ask what a patient really wants—and finds out it isn’t more treatment.

By Maura Scanlon

 

Commentary

Stem Cell Research in Minnesota: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

A bill moving through the Legislature threatens to disrupt progress on therapies that are already helping patients.

By Meri Firpo, Ph.D., and John Wagner, M.D.

 

Clinical and Health Affairs

Hand Transplantation

By Hatem Amer, M.D., Brian T. Carlsen, M.D., Jennifer L. Dusso, Brooks S. Edwards, M.D., and Steven L. Moran, M.D.
 

Regenerative Medicine: A Reality of Stem Cell Technology

By Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., Brooks S. Edwards, M.D., Katherine C. McKee, and Timothy J. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.

 

Medicine, Law & Policy

The ACO Dilemma: Should We or Shouldn’t We?

Accountable care organizations are being touted for their potential to make health care more efficient. Physicians, however, should be cautious about joining these new entities.

By Todd I. Freeman, J.D.

 

Editor's Note

Fixes for Failing Organs

 

Viewpoint

The Case for Collegiality

 

MMA News

Physicians Generate Jobs in Minnesota
Annual Meeting Gets a New Look
MMA and TCMS Launch Insurance Agency
Meet a Member: Ed Ratner, M.D.

 
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