Individual patient data meta-analysis of beta-blockers in heart failure …7thSpace Interactive (press release)The Beta-Blockers in Heart Failure Collaborative Group (BB-HF) was formed to obtain and analyze individual patient data from the major random…
Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease – the complete failure of the kidneys – placing them in need of lifelong dialysis or…
McGrath & Associates Inc. has completed construction of a $1.8 million outpatient bone marrow transplant center at St. Louis University Hospital.
Combining creatinine and volume kinetics identifies missed cases of acute …7thSpace Interactive (press release)IntroductionFluid resuscitation in the critically ill often results in a positive fluid balance, potentially diluting the serum creatinine …
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Hearts meant for transplants end up in trash
Economic Times In India, only Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Kochi and Visakhapatnam have done heart transplants. Many cities like Mumbai have not done a heart transplant in several years simply because they don’t have a programme to retrieve organs from the … |
 This is Total Essex |
Study seeks Brentwood volunteers to boost blood donation
This is Total Essex HEALTH bosses are looking for about 600 volunteers from the Brentwood area to sign up for a two-year study to help boost depleting blood stocks. During the course of the Interval Study, which the NHS describes as “ground-breaking,” scientists will … |
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Living organ donation counts on the value of Lakota generosity
The Capital Journal SDSU professor Nancy Fahrenwald stands in front of two posters designed to raise organ donation awareness in Native American communities. Pull quote. “I’m not a tribal member, but as a researcher, I need to honor tribal members’ time and not conduct … |
 Dallas Morning News |
Editorial: Saying yes to organ donor registry
Dallas Morning News The state’s organ donation registry has been like a developing athlete rewriting the record books: It was bound to shatter the magic number. Last week it happened — 10,000 newly registered people in the state’s Donate Life Texas registry in one day. |
Critically Ill Flu Patients Saved With Artificial Lung Technology TreatmentScience Daily (press release)ECLS systems are normally used at the hospital as a bridge to lung transplantation but increasingly, the hospital is using ECLS on patients where th…
An Amarillo toddler who has won the hearts of the community is now home after receiving a life-saving heart transplant.