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TRANSPLANT THEN & NOW

TRANSPLANT THEN & NOW

BY CONNIE MITCHELL

In December 1954, physicians in Boston did something revolutionary. They transplanted a kidney into a 23-year-old patient: the first successful organ transplant in history. Now, 64 years later, organ transplants save tens of thousands of lives each year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that U.S. transplant teams performed more than 19,000 kidney transplants in 2016 alone.

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CAN LAUGHING GAS DETER SUICIDE?

CAN LAUGHING GAS DETER SUICIDE?

BY JIM DRYDEN

Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in the united states and is the 10th leading cause of death in missouri. Among Missourians ages 10-24, suicide is the second leading cause of death. On average, one person in the state dies by suicide every eight hours.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine are studying the use of nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas, as a treatment for people who are hospitalized due to suicidal thoughts. They are investigating using the gas as a possible treatment to speed up recovery and reduce risk of suicide.

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FETAL SURGERY: THE NEW NORMAL

FETAL SURGERY: THE NEW NORMAL

ANDREA MONGLERL

It’s 1981, and a woman, seven months pregnant with twins, knows that one of her unborn babies will probably die. He has a blocked urinary tract, a life-threatening condition.

But he doesn’t die. Instead, something unprecedented happens. A doctor in San Francisco opens the woman’s abdomen and performs the first successful fetal surgery. The baby is born, leads a normal childhood and grows up.

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RISKS TIED TO HEARTBURN DRUGS

RISKS TIED TO HEARTBURN DRUGS

BY TAMARA BHANDARI, KRISTINA SAUERWEIN

Millions of americans take prescription drugs called PPIs, or proton pump inhibitors, to treat heartburn, ulcers and other gastrointestinal problems. And many of these PPIs are widely available as over-the-counter drugs under brand names that include Prevacid, Prilosec, Nexium and Protonix. While ppis are effective at reducing stomach acid, they have also been linked to health problems, including low magnesium levels, bone fractures and the gut infection C. Difficile.

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GUT MICROBES VS INFLUENZA

GUT MICROBES VS INFLUENZA

BY JIM DRYDEN

Microbes that live in the gut don’t just digest food. They also have far-reaching effects on the immune system. A new study shows that a particular gut microbe can prevent severe flu infections in mice, likely by breaking down naturally occurring compounds called flavonoids. These compounds are commonly found in foods such as black tea, red wine and blueberries.

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