St. Joe's Physicians in the News

Isolated microvascular inflammation (MVI) can signal injury in a transplanted kidney even when creatinine levels remain stable and donor-specific antibodies are undetectable. No treatments are currently approved specifically for this condition. In a recent interview with Consultant Live, transplant nephrologist and investigator on the phase 2 TRANSPIRE trial of felzartamab Yasir Qazi, MD, explained why this inflammation can go unrecognized until more substantial kidney injury has occurred. – consultantlive.com/view/felzartamab-and-the-hidden-injury-of-isolated-mvi-with-yasir-qazi-md.

An article in Parade.com on salad dressing potentially harming the liver quoted hepatologist and gastroenterologist Hardeep Singh, MD. Find the article at parade.com/health/salad-dressing-ingredient-that-harms-liver-health-according-to-hepatologists.

John Maurice, MD, thoracic surgeon with The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment, discusses Pope Leo XIV's lung cancer diagnosis following surgery on KNBC Channel 4. nbclosangeles.com/video/news/national-international/pope-leo-xiv-lung-cancer-diagnosis-surgery/3955614/.