In what is claimed to be the first operation of its kind, surgeons at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have removed a transplanted kidney from its original recipient and implanted it in a second recipient. The kidney was failing in the first p…
Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on …Medical XpressFindings available in the May issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liv…
'Regenerating organs and other small challenges', London, UKCordis NewsNevertheless, transplantation medicine remains challenging and complex, with a key area of concern being transplant rejection. This has fuelled the growth of the interdiscip…
One organ donor can save up to eight livesNews-Medical.netOne organ donor can save up to eight lives and improve the lives of up to 50 people by donating tissues. There is no cost to donate organs and tissues. Weimer offers herself as living proof why …
Patient survival not impacted by liver transplants performed at night or on …EurekAlert (press release)Findings available in the May issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the …
OncLiveCollaboration Across Disciplines Driving Progress in Breast Cancer: A …OncLiveAs mTOR inhibitors have become available as an established treatment for renal cell cancer because of the mTOR-driven hypoxia pathways involved in this malignancy, t…
Life now different for Paul WalkerCedartown StandardTransplant surgery for Paul and Amanda was performed March 29 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. Dr. Douglas Hale performed Paul's surgery and Dr. Derek E. Moore was Amanda'…
BBC NewsHeart failure possibly behind accident which killed fisherman, sheriff saysShetland Times OnlineHe said the 54-year-old may have left the wheelhouse after suffering from heart failure. Mr Smith was shooting creels when the incident happened ove…
Making the most of a second chanceEvanston ReviewBY BOB SEIDENBERG bseidenberg@pioneerlocal.com April 26, 2012 6:28AM Evanston restaurateur Hecky Powell (right) reassures his mother, Verna Powell, that everything is going to be fine prior to his liver …
Barrie girl celebrates organ donor weekThe Barrie Advance“We were on the Canadian organ donor list but because her health deteriorated so fast, they asked us to look within our group of friends and family. Thirteen members of my family stepped up (to…