ABC NewsCells may spare kidney transplant rejection drugsDAWN.comAP Researchers transplanted certain cells from the kidney donor's bone marrow along with the new organ. Five of eight transplant recipients who tried the method so far were off immune…
World Kidney Day 2012 – Diaverum actively engaged around the globeMarketWatch (press release)The 2012 campaign of World Kidney Day ( www.worldkidneyday.org ), called "Donate – Kidneys for Life — Receive", is focusing on the positive outcome …
Bangladesh News 24 hoursCall to push for kidneys from the brain-deadBangladesh News 24 hoursBangladesh Organ Donation Law 1999 allows posthumous or brain-death kidney donation apart from living close relatives, but steps are yet to be made to encourage…
BBC NewsOpt-out organ donation supported in public consultationBBC NewsA majority of respondents to a Welsh government consultation said they were in favour of changing the law on organ donation. Welsh ministers want a soft opt-out system so everyone&#…
Stem cells may aid transplant patients, study findsSTLtoday.comHatfield has already received one stem cell transplant for his condition, multiple myeloma, and his doctor has recommended another one. However, his insurance company has refused to cover t…
Marking World Kidney DayCaymanian CompassKidney specialist Dr. Frits Hendricks will speak on the donation of living and post-mortem organs, as well as about the definition of brain death. There will also be interviews with transplant patients and donor…
Telegraph.co.ukNeed stressed to promote cadaver organ donationPakistan ObserverKarachiāPakistan will celebrate World Kidney Day 2012 on Thursday with the theme, Donate – Kidneys for Life – Receive, amidst its efforts to promote the culture of cadaver…
Bone marrow transplantationDAWN.comBone marrow transplantation has been a treatment modality in many haematological disorders in our country for the last 15 years. The most common indications are aplastic anaemia and beta-thalassaemia major in our coun…
Daily MailHeart failure drug approved by EUCarrickfergus TimesSeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failu…
New Organ Donation System to Go NationalCRIENGLISH.comChina is to extend a pilot program of organ donations after cardiac death to enable more life-saving transplant surgery. Deputy Minister of Health, Huang Jiefu, a CPPCC member and an Australian-trai…