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28Mar/14

Two researchers known for identifying and treating 'bubble boy' disease … – Phys.Org

Two researchers known for identifying and treating ‘bubble boy’ disease
Phys.Org
The disorder became familiar to the public as “bubble boy disease” because an affected child, David, who was born before the wide availability of bone marrow transplantation treatment, had to live in a germ-protected environment. Edward R.B. McCabe, MD

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28Mar/14

In death, woman gifts life to 8 others – Indian Express

In death, woman gifts life to 8 others
Indian Express
The transplant took place on the wee hours of Friday, March 28, which is also the Organ Donation Day in India. The organ retrieval was done by a team of AIIMS doctors and the organs were transplanted later in the day. “The retrieved kidneys were …
AIIMS medics save eight lives through organ donationVancouver Desi

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28Mar/14

Amgen expands trial of Cytokinetics heart failure drug – San Francisco Business Times (blog)

Amgen expands trial of Cytokinetics heart failure drug
San Francisco Business Times (blog)
The goal of the trial is to study omecamtiv mecarbil’s safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics — or how the body reacts to the drug — in patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Patients in the 20-week trial over about
Cytokinetics Announces the Opening to Enrollment of the Expansion of COSMIC ACN Newswire (press release)

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28Mar/14

Death Row inmate remained hopeful for transplant until state closed the door – Columbus Dispatch (blog)


Columbus Dispatch (blog)

Death Row inmate remained hopeful for transplant until state closed the door
Columbus Dispatch (blog)
Death Row killer Ronald Phillips remained hopeful he could be able to donate a kidney to his ailing mother right up to the time the state closed the door on his transplant surgery. A newly released Feb. 26 email from Timothy Sweeney, Phillips’ attorney