Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation for Black and Asian Patients Through Modification of the Current A2 to B Allocation Policy.

Key Points: A2 to B incompatible transplantation is not fully practiced in the country, and further policies should encourage centers to perform more blood incompatible transplants. Centers that currently practice A2 to B incompatible transplants should give priority to blood type B patients who are willing to accept an A organ. This will benefit Asian and Black patients.

Thickness dependent photocurrent spectra and current-voltage characteristics of P3HT:PCBM photovoltaic devices.

P3HT:PCBM based photovoltaic devices with different active layer thicknesses (ALTs) were examined in photodetector and solar cell operation modes. The photodetector photocurrent spectra and solar cell current density-voltage characteristics were measured. All experimental results were reproduced by the unique drift-diffusion model which excludes the optical interference and allows the parameters of photogeneration, transport, and recombination to be ALT dependent.

Impact of maternal prenatal psychological stress on birth weight.

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of prenatal maternal stress on birth weight using a large cohort of predominantly White women living in an urban area.

Method: Women were recruited between 2005 and 2010. Data collection took place between the 24th and the 28th week of gestation.

Successful Outcomes of Severe COVID-19 in Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Diagnostic Challenges in Immunocompromised Hosts.

The emergence and spread of 2019 novel coronavirus have led to an unprecedented public health crisis around the globe, threatening the lives of millions of people. We report a severe case of COVID-19 in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and describe primarily the clinical presentation and the challenges encountered in the COVID-19 diagnosis, treatment, and specimens sampling pitfalls. This case highlights the importance of a comprehensive diagnostic approach of pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts, including timely and safe bronchoscopy, because of the broad differential diagnosis, more challenging with the current outbreak of COVID-19.