Studies confirm H1N1 vaccine-narcolepsy link in Finnish kidsCIDRAPThey also found that, of 32 children who had human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing, all were positive for a genotype linked to narcolepsy. The group said the possibility that the increase…
Protest at NICH after death of three childrenThe News International“One of them was brought to the NICH and already had brain death,” Dr Raza said. Health Secretary Hashim Raza Zaidi confirmed what Dr Raza had said. Talking to The News, he said one…
Qualidigm Launches Care Transitions Leadership Academy: Extends Communities of …Connecticut Business News JournalQualidigm introduced Communities of Care two years ago to focus on reducing hospital readmissions for patients with heart failure. The pr…
The Flat HatFirst Stem Cell Transplant Conducted at UVAThe Flat HatResearchers at the University of Virginia recently conducted the first two stem cell transplants ever performed in Virginia according to the Daily Press. The program used non-embryonic …
For Those Wondering About Progress on Rituximab Trials for Chronic Fatigue …ProHealthWe know that: researchers collaborating with the Cedars-Sinai Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Center have planned to take part in Rituximab research, and Dr. Kogel…
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Financial …MarketWatch (press release)… sapacitabine in combination with cyclophosphamide and rituximab in patients with previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or sma…
SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Patient at University of Washington Medical …Seattle Post Intelligencer“Mr. Marshall has done remarkably well on the device,” said Dr. Nahush A. Mokadam, the co-director of heart transplantation and director of me…
Karmanos Cancer Center Dedicates Dresner Family ClinicMarketWatch (press release)The Dresner Clinic has 16 examination rooms and 13 infusion rooms for hematologic malignancy and bone marrow/stem cell transplant patients; patient and physician consultat…
Penn Researchers Call for a Re-Examination of Transplant Waitlist PrioritizationPenn: Office of University CommunicationsThe results of the study are published in the April issue of Liver Transplantation. "With the scarcity of available livers for…
French TribuneA Struggle To Define 'Death' For Organ DonorsWBAAFor decades, the main way has been "brain death." Brain death is defined an "irreversible cessation of all the functions of the brain, including the brain stem,"…