HealioDES reduced amputation rate for patients with critical limb ischemiaHealioIn total, 171 stents (106 sirolimus, 62 everolimus, three paclitaxel) were placed in the patients to treat 143 angiographic lesions. Simultaneous femoral-popliteal interven…
Petition to change organ donation policy circulates at Run for Rocky (with video)Windsor StarPetition to change organ donation policy circulates at Run for Rocky (with video). Lively discourse is the lifeblood of any healthy democracy and The Star enco…
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20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Hair
Discover Magazine A University of Iowa graduate student discovered that lung cilia respond only to bitter flavors, such as nicotine. Upon tasting it, the hairs … In 2012, doctors in India removed a 4-pound hairball from a 19-year-old girl’s stomach. 20. Eventually, we … |
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An artist’s artist gains a wider following
Houston Chronicle It’s dominated, as the title suggests, by a primitive-looking black bird – an American Indian symbol that trails smoke or puffy clouds as he soars into blue sky. The rays of a white, circular sun rotate counter-clockwise near … Christie’s auction … |
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Weird stories – long battle
Lancashire Evening Post Specialists at Akdeniz University Hospital placed an embryo into Ms Sert’s womb in the hope she will become the first woman with a uterus transplant to give birth. Hospital spokeswoman Fusun Bas said that early test results were “consistent with the … |
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S. stercoralis documented from organ donor to recipients
Healio The transmission of Strongyloides stercoralis to three of four organ recipients has been traced to a single donor, who was not tested for the disease before organ recovery, according to the CDC. “This investigation underscores the importance of prompt … |
Traders Recap: Biogen Idec, Array Biopharma, Universal Display, AmgenSBWire (press release)The company, on April 4, announced that results from the daclizumab high-yield process (DAC HYP) SELECT clinical trial have been published as an online article i…
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Colorado doc accused of misconduct with da Vinci surgical robot | MassDevice …
Mass Device “Donor nephrectomy using the Robot was not the standard of care in the years 2008, 2009 and 2010,” according to the complaint. “[Dr. Kortz], however, told surgical Patients D.P., Patient E.W, Patient R.M., Patient C.C., Patient M.C., and Patient S.L … |
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Bioengineering breakthrough? US researchers successfully implant lab-grown …
RT US researchers have grown a working rat kidney in a lab, and successfully transplanted it into a living animal. The discovery may herald a scientific breakthrough, bringing scientists closer to being able to grow kidneys for humans. The kidney, grown … Boston Lab Bioengineered Functional Kidneys – The InquisitrThe Inquisitr How to save a lifeKhaleej Times ‘Laboratory-Grown’ Kidney Transplanted In Rat, Produces Real Urine: Will The …iScienceTimes.com Examiner.com all 96 news articles » |
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China: Organ Donor Officials Brawl over Man’s Eyes at Hospital Bedside
IBTimes.co.uk Rival organ donation firms fought in hospital over who would get a terminally ill man’s eyes – while he was still alive to see the whole episode. Frail cancer sufferer Xu Bao was left furious following a visit to his bedside by the rival firms in Hefei … |