More Blood, Worse Outcomes for Kids' Heart TransplantsMedPage TodayORLANDO — In pediatric heart transplantation, increasing amounts of blood transfused appears to be associated with worsening outcomes, researchers found. After adjustment for other…
Drug May Protect Kids After Stem Cell TransplantMedPage TodayDefibrotide prophylaxis lowered the incidence of hepatic veno-occlusive disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Note that patients in the control group who develop…
Around Town; Blood donation camp at Express office todayIndian ExpressCHANDIGARH: The Indian Express Blood Donor's Club will be organising its 24th blood donation camp at the office premises in Sector 6, Panchkula on February 24. A team of doctors …
The HinduPlans to start comprehensive registry for corneal transplantThe HinduWith more private hospitals taking up corneal transplantation, it has become necessary for the Cadaver Transplant Programme of Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital to com…
West Chester Hospital hosting event to benefit congestive heart failureFOX19Ninety percent of hospitalizations for congestive heart failure are a result of a patient experiencing a shortness of breath caused by the fluid overload. Aquapheresis is a new…
TandemTorch of Life sets out on new journey to promote organ donationTandemBy Concita Minutola Step by Step's Torch of Life embarks on another voyage for promoting organ donation. On Family Day, at Columbus Centre in Toronto, founder George Marcell…
Family Practice News Digital NetworkAdult Phenotypes No Help in Severe Pediatric AsthmaFamily Practice News Digital NetworkThe ability to identify asthma phenotypes that exhibit differences in clinical response could enable more targeted therapy and sp…
French TribuneOrgan donation: You're never too oldPomerado Newspaper GroupIs there an age limit on being an organ donor? At age 73, I'm interested in being a donor when I die, but am wondering if they would still want my organs. What can you te…
NorthJersey.comClayton blood donation teen comes back with another driveInside Bay AreaBy Matthias Gafni Having missed her goal of collecting 120 pints of blood at her annual January blood drive, Molly Avilez scrambled to sponsor another one to make up…
Secondhand smoke results in graft rejectionMedical XpressThese findings for the first time revealed an immunological mechanism underlying allograft rejection precipitated by the exposure to cigarette smoke. "Many people are not aware of the gradua…