Corporate CounselIndia Patent Authority Has Big Pharma WorriedCorporate CounselThe decision by the country's patent authority—the Patent Controller of India—to reverse a 2007 decision granting patent protection on the drug, which is used to tre…
RegMed sector stocks waiverProactive Investors USA & CanadaIn many instances, much of the procedure can be done on an outpatient basis. It helps in treating various dreadful diseases by transplanting their own body cells where it results in meager chan…
New machine to improve heart disease diagnosisIndian ExpressA new cardiac CT scan machine, which reduces radiation exposure and displays better images, has been installed at a South Delhi-based imaging centre. It is expected to improve diagnosis of cor…
LAWRENCE, Mass., Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — NxStage® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, will participate in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) New …
Starting next year 1.1 million US Walmart employees and their dependents will be eligible for free heart, spine, and transplant surgery at 6 highly regarded health care organizations. Walmart employees will have no out-of-pocket costs, including travel…
TCTMDBlood Transfusion Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in TAVR PatientsTCTMDIn patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the need for blood transfusion is strongly linked to acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication that in…
Sawyer Mobley, a 9-year-old Columbia County boy, needs a double-lung transplant. Several fundraisers are planned to help the family with expenses.
Neural stem cells successfully implanted into the brains of four boysLos Angeles TimesScientists have performed the first successful neural stem cell transplant into the brains of four boys with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. The disorder is a rare but …
Scientists have discovered a single gene variant in kidney transplant donors that may predict whether or not the transplanted kidney will survive in the recipient – which may help prevent painful rejection in the future
The UK's first baby heart transplant survivor has celebrated a quarter of a century since her historic operation.