AsiaOneToddler close to being brain-dead: doctorsAsiaOne"Her situation somewhat meets the standard of brain death," said Wang Weimin with the General Hospital of the Guangzhou Military Command of the People's Liberation Army. "We can…
Huge boost for The Citizen's organ donor campaign as 8000 sign up – Thisisgloucestershire
Huge boost for The Citizen's organ donor campaign as 8000 sign upThisisgloucestershireMORE than 8000 people have signed up to be potential lifesavers after the launch of an organ donor campaign by The Citizen. People across the county have responde…
OHSU surgeon makes cancer breakthrough – KOIN Local 6
OHSU surgeon makes cancer breakthroughKOIN Local 6The drug is called everolimus. The brand name is AFINITOR. The trial results were amazing, stopping the cancer in its tracks in most cases, and even shrinking it in others. "We just got FDA approva…
“Organ donation is a noble deed” – The Hindu
The Hindu“Organ donation is a noble deed”The HinduThe vision for these students with physical challenges extends beyond just their life. “Even if I die, my body parts will be of use to someone who is in need,” says A. Guruvammal, a student of B…
Heart transplant surgery safe and effective: A Canadian retrospective spanning … – EurekAlert (press release)
Heart transplant surgery safe and effective: A Canadian retrospective spanning …EurekAlert (press release)Vancouver – Heart transplantation is a very safe and effective therapy, according to a new long-term study presented today at the Canadian Car…
Heart transplant survival rates improve: study – Globe and Mail
CTV.caHeart transplant survival rates improve: studyGlobe and MailModern heart transplantation became available in 1980, and the study found that survival rates have improved by more than 20 per cent in the years since. “Eight-year survival since the…
Changes to organ donor program urged – Vancouver Sun
Changes to organ donor program urgedVancouver Sun“No one is coercing you and they have a 70-per-cent participation rate [in registration for organ donation].” In BC, the participation rate is 19 per cent. BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan combined had o…
Full transcript: Dr Erin Lalor – Sydney Morning Herald
Full transcript: Dr Erin LalorSydney Morning HeraldSo there is this cascading effect of brain death. Thrombolysdis, the clot-busting drug, will allow the blood to get back there very, very quickly and get what the brain needs to survive and it reverses…
Beavis and Butt-Head are bringing stupid back – USA Today
USA TodayBeavis and Butt-Head are bringing stupid backUSA TodayAfter 14 years in retirement — or perhaps misdiagnosed brain death — the animated, teenage couch potatoes return, no wiser for the wear, to a new generation and a world of YouTube, mixe…
European Medicines Agency agrees to precautionary recall of Advagraf 0.5 mg … – IEWY News
European Medicines Agency agrees to precautionary recall of Advagraf 0.5 mg …IEWY NewsThe European Medicines Agency has agreed to the immediate recall of some batches of 0.5 mg prolonged-release hard capsules of Advagraf (tacrolimus) from pharmacies …