Chronic kidney disease under the radarNew Zealand Doctor OnlineConsultant nephrologist Rob Walker told doctors at the South GP CME in Dunedin they needed to identify and treat chronic kidney disease earlier to reduce the number of patients reaching end…
Explainer: what is tissue donation?SBSBrain death is linked to organ donation because it's the only instance when, despite confirmed death (no blood flow to the brain or brain function), critical care experts can keep organs functioning until every…
GULFPORT, MISS. — Dr. Charles Shelton of Lexington met April and Owen Beaver on Thursday; the heart of the Beavers' son Caleb was transplanted into Shelton in December.
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) Therapeutics – Pipeline Assessment and Market …Sacramento BeeAnnualized seven key markets (US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK and Japan) Chronic Heart Failure Therapeutics market revenues data from 2006 to 2011, forecas…
Telegraph.co.ukGSK drug halves attacks in hard-to-treat asthmaReuters India"It seems to be a safe and effective treatment option for patients with eosinophilic asthma that is associated with frequent flare-ups, and may reduce the need for conventi…
Heart failure drug approved by EUHayling IslanderA pill costing £1.40 a day “could save the lives of thousands of heart disease patients”, according to the Daily Mail. Several other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the bra…
Health Fair Focused on Diabetes and Congestive Heart FailureKIII TV3A health fair with a focus on diabetes and congestive heart failure was held at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center on Thursday. The fair was sponsored by the group MCCI and Humana, and brough…
Telegraph.co.ukMepolizumab almost halves exacerbations in patients with severe asthmaMedical XpressAfter a year of treatment, the rate of clinically significant exacerbations—defined as episodes requiring oral corticosteroids, admission or visit to e…
It was a too-long wait for a kidney that killed former Harrison Town Clerk Joseph Acocella in August of last year. It was the timely transplant of several organs that saved 10-year-old Acacia Puleo.
Research on the lifetime risk of kidney failure is "scarce," but now Alberta scientists have a better idea of how many adults may end up with renal disease, with men having a much higher chance of developing the chronic condition.