Double-lung transplant recipient Hélène Campbell to dance on Ellen DeGeneres show today
The 21-year-old Ottawa woman was waiting in Toronto for a double-lung transplant last February when she received a surprise Skype call from the popular TV host
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Creating awareness for blood donation – Financial Express Bangladesh
Creating awareness for blood donationFinancial Express BangladeshBlood donation is surely a noble work. It is noticed that there is enough misconception about donating blood even among educated people. Many are afraid to donate their blood. Some people…
CL South Senior Graduates on Schedule Despite Heart Transplant Surgery – Patch.com
CL South Senior Graduates on Schedule Despite Heart Transplant SurgeryPatch.comMackenzie Tannhauser was determined to get back to school after her transplant surgery in September in order to enjoy her senior year. By Stephanie Price Mackenzie Tannhause…
Stem cells found to relieve tough chronic pain in mouse study – World Science
Stem cells found to relieve tough chronic pain in mouse studyWorld ScienceAn embryonic stem-cell transplant might quell the hardest-to-treat kinds of pain, scientists report, though such a medical advance could also raise acute ethical dilemmas. Univer…
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Congratulates Helene Campbell On Her Organ And … – Sacramento Bee
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Congratulates Helene Campbell On Her Organ And …Sacramento BeeConsidering that IPF is a main reason for lung transplantation, and that the demand for lungs exceeds the supply, Helene's message is extremely important …
Aetna's IOE Transplant Network to add UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital
Aetna announced today that UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital has been designated as a participating facility in Aetna's Institutes of Excellence Transplant Network.
World's smallest artificial heart saves life of 16-month-old boy
Italian doctors implant titanium pump weighing only 11 grams to keep infant alive until donor was found for transplant Italian doctors have saved the life of a 16-month-old boy by implanting the world's smallest artificial heart to keep the infant …
Baxter’s Low Glucose PD Solutions Favorably Impacted Metabolic Measures Including Glycemic Control in Trials of …
Baxter International Inc. today announced results from two large, international multicenter trials demonstrating that a low glucose peritoneal dialysis regimen favorably impacted metabolic measures important for end-stage renal disease patients with di…
Organ donation advocate rejoices – Windsor Star
CTV.caOrgan donation advocate rejoicesWindsor StarThe campaign, which raised awareness for organ-donor shortages, picked up celebrity followers such as Justin Bieber and Ellen DeGeneres. At a news conference at a downtown Toronto hotel, Campbell was ov…
'Skin Cells From Heart Failure Patients Made Into Healthy New Heart Muscle Cells' – Medical News Today
CBS News'Skin Cells From Heart Failure Patients Made Into Healthy New Heart Muscle Cells'Medical News TodayFor the first time in medical science, Israeli scientists have successfully turned skin cells from heart failure patients into healthy ne…