Ultrafiltration Fails To Show Benefit In Acute Heart FailureForbesAlthough ultrafiltration (UF) in recent years has become increasingly popular as an alternative to intravenous diuretics for patients with acute decompensated heart failure with acute ca…
After doctors were forced to remove both of Lindsey Duquette's failing kidneys a year and a half ago, her sports broadcaster father, Jim Duquette was able to give her the ultimate gift.
RELAX-AHF Stirs Interest In Novel Drug For Acute Heart FailureForbesA new drug modelled on a hormone active in pregnancy may prove beneficial to patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Serelaxin is a recombinant form of human relaxin-2, which …
India's Yuvraj recovering from lung tumourBusiness Recorder (blog)Cricket star Yuvraj Singh has been battling a golf-ball sized non-malignant lung tumour which first affected him during India's triumphant World Cup campaign, his family revealed…
Blood test may spot kidney transplant rejectionSan Francisco ChronicleKIDNEY TRANSPLANTS. Blood test may help spot rejection. A simple blood test can show whether kidney transplant patients are rejecting their donated organ before symptoms of rejection…
CTV NewsCanadians support paid organ donation: studyNews1130He found 70 per cent of them felt financial incentives were acceptable for the families of deceased donors, while 40 per cent would approve of compensation for living donors. However, medical …
The two-day conference will focus on ethical issues in organ transplantation, plus broader ethical topics including global health, pediatric immunization and end-of-life care. The keynote will be the presentation of the second annual $50,000 MacLean Ce…
A retrospective study of kidney transplant patients found that those taking Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) drugs in conjunction with another drug in the year after their surgery were more likely to experience rejection. According to a report at RenalandUr…
The NationSCIPIO: Cardiac stem cells reverse heart failureTheHeart.OrgReed Miller joined theheart.org in 2009 after nearly a decade covering the medical technology industry, most recently as a senior editor for Elsevier's The Gray Sheet. He has bee…
CTV NewsCanadians support paid organ donation: Study680 NewsHe found 70 per cent of them felt financial incentives were acceptable for the families of deceased donors, while 40 per cent would approve of compensation for living donors. However, medical …