MedscapeCyclosporine May Be an Option in Allergic ConjunctivitisMedscapeTopical cyclosporine relieves the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis and may help patients reduce their dependency on steroids, according to a new meta-analysis published online J…
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Hospital Nearly Takes Organs From Living Woman
NBC 10 Philadelphia The hospital submitted a plan to correct the problems to the state health department, which ordered it to hire a consulting neurologist to teach staff how to diagnose brain death and a consultant to review the hospital’s quality assurance program. |
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Toddler who received windpipe stem cell transplant dies
Perth Now Hannah Warren died Saturday at Children’s Hospital of Illinois in Peoria, hospital spokeswoman Shelli Dankoff said. Dr. Rick Pearl, one of three surgeons involved in the operation, told The Associated Press that Hannah died of lung complications … |
Toddler who received windpipe stem cell transplant diesNEWS.com.auToddler who received windpipe stem cell transplant dies. by: CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical Writer; From: AP; July 09, 2013 11:12AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · P…
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9-month-old undergoes rare surgery
Times of India Moreover the artery from the right lung, which normally originates from the pulmonary artery, originated from the aorta. Due to this anomaly the lung was getting more pure blood creating extra pressure resulting in lung disease,” he said. “In such … |
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WellPoint, Aetna, Humana test wireless monitoring for congestive heart failure
FierceMobileHealthcare (press release) One of the main barriers to widespread adoption of wireless home patient monitors is that insurers have been reluctant to pay for the technology. Granted, there isn’t much scientific literature yet to support reimbursement for such devices, but several … |
Our View: Remembering Hannah Warren, who lit the way forwardPeoria Journal StarThe doctor who pioneered liver transplantation lost his first eight patients, noted Pearl. Today people lead productive lives following that surgery. Everybody knew going in…
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MCW Researcher to Study Main Complication after Bone Marrow Transplantation
Wauwatosa Now The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has received a four year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study graft versus host disease (GVHD), the major complication associated with bone … |
Young transplant recipient Sarah Murnaghan now battling pneumoniaMain Line… to direct Dr. John Roberts, president of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, to suspend a 2005 policy preventing children under 12 from being on an adult donor…
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NHS organ donor campaign launched in Gloucestershire
This is Gloucestershire It was at this point that my daughter Rachael reminded me about organ donation. “The next … Roger is now backing the Gloucestershire ‘Be a Hero’ campaign which encourages more people to sign up to the NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donor Register. |