Disease research awardedThe News RecordMcCormack published the award-winning research, “Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM),” in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that the drug sirolimus could stabi…
Zee NewsValue of screening for kidney disease unclearZee NewsIn the US, about 11 percent of adults have chronic kidney disease, the vast majority of whom have early-stage disease. The disease is very common among older adults — more than 44 percent of…
Jewish Hospital to participate in kidney donor exchangeWAVE… strategy's is to develop the chains where somebody receives a kidney transplant they have a donor and then their donor donates to somebody else and vica versa until the whole chain is c…
Gold Coast Bulletin NewsCoast has rep as organ donation capitalGold Coast Bulletin NewsPic: Jerad Williams NICHOLAS Morland is proof of the Gold Coast's booming reputation as the organ donation capital of Australia. Gold Coast Hospital's organ …
TribLocalKane coroner's 'liver failure' prompts question of fitness for trialElgin Courier NewsDuring a brief hearing Wednesday, attorney Gary Johnson told Kane County Judge John McAdams that West is suffering from “non-alcohol related li…
The Kane County coroner needs a liver transplant, and his medical condition may jeopardize his fitness to stand trial on misconduct charges, his attorney said Wednesday during a court hearing.
Loading Photo Galleries … Organ donor families and transplant recipients gathered at JFK Medical Center in Edison on Wednesday to honor those who gave organs to save lives. Vicki and Robert Peters stand with their daugther, Heather (center), as they …
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Cardiologists Educate InternistsNewswise (press release)Dr. Bonita will discuss current evidence-based medical and device therapies for patients with heart failure. He will also focus on the importance of identifyin…
This Week in JAMAGenomeWebAlso in JAMA this week, a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan report on differences in the long-term survival of older kidney cancer patients following partial or radical nephrectomy. The team retrospectively…
Kidney-Sparing Surgery Best for Early CancerMedPage TodayMedicare beneficiaries with early-stage kidney cancer had lower overall mortality with partial nephrectomy rather than radical surgery. Point out that the survival difference remained significant…