For Ron and Sheila Egger, marriage “the second time around” has been about much more than romance. It’s been a real lifesaver. Ron, 59, and Sheila, 60, of Manhattan, met in 1996 when Ron was undergoing his first kidney transplant and Sheila was b…
NEW DELHI — Despite the sensation caused by the illegal kidney transplant racket allegedly run by Amit Kumar, there seems to be no check on the thriving organ trade in India.
Motorist dies after suffering heart attackTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: A 56-year-old man lost control of his car—driving it over the footpath—after allegedly suffering a heart attack in Bandra (W) on Tuesday. He died soon after being admitted to a hospita…
Newstrack IndiaGovt doubles financial aid for critically illTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Monday relaxed norms for providing financial assistance to poor patients suffering from serious kidney, liver and heart ailments, hiking the ma…
Organ donation leaves legacy of compassionLexington DispatchThe Richardsons faced the difficult task of making that decision for a loved one, but a person can take the initiative and lay the groundwork for organ donation in case of death. … If you ar…
The Waiting May Be The Hard Part For Rigel PharmaceuticalsSeeking AlphaFurther back, the company has a small collection of drugs for transplant rejection, dry eye, and various muscle ailments. The company also recently formed another partnership with A…
Novel mRNA blood test can show which heart failure patients will benefit from ICDMTBeuropeA novel blood test for changes in messenger RNA that predict sudden death risk in heart failure patients is set to help physicians decide which patients would ben…
Robin will undergo a bone marrow transplant.
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl from Clevedon who almost died of a rare heart condition before having a replacement fitted, is due to compete in the British Transplant Games this week.
Sanofi's Genzyme recalls transplant drug after stability test failureFiercePharma ManufacturingThe company, whose vaccine division has been battling mold problems at a plant in Canada, now is voluntarily recalling 9 lots of Thymoglobulin, used to t…