Harvard Medical School

Feb. 11, 2008

In Print

Mismatched Kidney Transplant Succeeds Without Immunosuppression
Since the first successful kidney transplant by a Harvard medical team more than 50 years ago, researchers and doctors have been seeking ways to replace malfunctioning organs without antirejection drugs and their harmful side effects. Now, 20 years of animal studies have led to an experimental protocol that has allowed four out of five people in a study to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs for several years without rejecting their new kidneys. The results from David Sachs and his colleagues mark a hopeful milestone in a long quest to induce tolerance to transplanted tissue.

Upcoming

HSPH Division of Public Health Practice

The 2008 William A. Hinton Lecture: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care: Past, Present, and Future

February 28
3–5 p.m.

•W. Michael Byrd
•Linda A. Clayton
•Lauren Smith
•Meghan Patterson

Spotlight

Invitational Awards to Be Announced
Each year, several foundations invite a limited number of HMS junior faculty and postdocs to apply for their fellowships, but potential candidates must enter the competition through the HMS Faculty Fellowship Program. Updated information on the program, the fellowships, and the application process is available online.

Student Scene

Graham Ramsay

A Look at the Cost of Interrupted Care
Caring for a noncompliant patient, Erica Seiguer Shenoy tries to attend to his health needs. But before she and her colleagues can do a proper evaluation, he decides to leave—against medical advice. Now he’s much more likely to wind up back in the hospital than a patient who is regularly discharged, adding costs to the health care system.