2 MN Sisters, 2 Heart Transplant Surgeries
Two young Minnesota sisters share a very special gift: two successful heart transplant surgeries.
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Local mom's first Mother's Day after life-saving heart transplant
A local mom is spending her first Mother's Day home with her kids after receiving a life saving heart transplant.
Mom, baby who had rare transplant doing well
For Vanessa Negrete, the hardest part was not being able to pick up her baby girl for a few days after she donated a section of her liver to her 1-year-old daughter, Aliyah. But now mother and daughter are recovering well.Vanessa, 26, has some pain but…
Ballet Teacher Awaiting Lung Transplant
A 42-year-old wife and mother who's been battling cystic fibrosis since birth is racing against time, awaiting a double lung transplant that could possibly save her life.
'Enhanced' Stem Cells Improve HF Outcomes – MedPage Today
'Enhanced' Stem Cells Improve HF OutcomesMedPage TodayA heart failure patient's bone marrow stem cells, enhanced to increase the number of immune cells, can improve functional capacity and reduce adverse events when delivered back into the …
LIOW LIGHTS UP MOTHER'S DAY FOR KIDNEY DONOR
KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) — Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow TiongLai made Mother''s Day a memorable one for Silvia Surasakur, 37, when he visitedher at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital today.Two days ago, the Indonesian married to a local, gave …
Insulin transplant sought using brain-dead patient
A group of doctors is asking for permission to remove insulin-producing cells from the pancreas of a brain-dead person for transplantation into a diabetes patient, sources said. The group is considering performing the procedure on about 20 diabetes pat…
Study Finds Race Not Factor In Standard Heart Failure Treatment – CBS Local
CBS LocalStudy Finds Race Not Factor In Standard Heart Failure TreatmentCBS LocalDETROIT (WWJ) – A traditional treatment for heart failure appears to be equally protective in preventing death or hospitalization among African-American patients, as com…
Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk Raises Organ Donation Awareness – Brevard Times
Brevard TimesCocoa Beach Kidney Walk Raises Organ Donation AwarenessBrevard TimesCOCOA BEACH, Florida – Donning a Hawaiian Lei and sunglasses, US Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL) of Rockledge, Florida helped kick-off Saturday's 5K Kidney Beach Walk sp…
Ropar: Blood donation camp organised – Punjab Newsline
Ropar: Blood donation camp organisedPunjab NewslineBy Bahadurjeet Singh ROPAR: Usha Nursing Home and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Youth Club Ropar organized a Blood donation camp today, which was dedicated to Devi Chand. A medical team from civil hospital Ropa…