New Straits TimesDriving home the message for public's organ donationNew Straits TimesLocals and tourists participated in the organ donation campaign at the shopping mall. The day after, 16 vintage VW Beetles joined the NKF convoy to Seremban town….
Large Meta-Analysis Finds Very Low Thrombosis Rates for Xience StentForbesA large new meta-analysis published in the Lancet provides the best evidence yet that the cobalt-chromium everolimus eluting (CoCr-EES) stents (Xience and Promus) have a signific…
Rocklin Placer HeraldRocklin High students learn about 'gift of life'Rocklin Placer HeraldJohnson also taught the students about the functions of various organs as well as the difference between brain death and coma. A pediatric registered nurs…
First stem cell transplants in Virginia performed at UVAHealthCanal.comThe Stem Cell Transplant Program at the University of Virginia Health System recently performed the first two stem cell transplants in Virginia, using non-embryonic stem cells from …
KLEWExperimental power pack allows man with artificial heart to leave hospital …The Republic“He had wrapped his mind around that he wasn't as sick as he was,” said his surgeon, Dr. Nahush Mokadam, co-director of heart transplantation and dire…
Kidney disease awareness within the African American communityWashington Post“The diseases that lead to kidney disease, such as high blood pressure or hypertension and diabetes, are much more concentrated in African American populations,” said J. K…
Belfast TelegraphCall over 'opt out' organ donation systemBelfast TelegraphA mother whose daughter died after contracting swine flu said countless lives could be saved if Northern Ireland adopted an "opt out" organ donation system. Lo…
OSN SuperSiteDMEK combines ample benefits and daunting challengesOSN SuperSiteFull-thickness corneal transplantation, or penetrating keratoplasty, was the gold standard treatment for corneal disease until the advent of endothelial keratoplasty in the l…
International News NetworkWomen's heart failure risk unaffected by vitamin E supplementationInternational News NetworkBoston: Taking vitamin E supplements does not increase or decrease heart failure risk among women, according to a study. The study…
Michigan license plate to fund, promote organ donation registryNPRMichigan drivers now have the option of buying a license plate that will support the state's organ donor registry. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed a bill meant to encourage organ do…