2002 to 2008 Saw Increase in Partial Nephrectomy UseOncology Nurse Advisor(HealthDay News) — In the United States, the use of partial nephrectomy procedures to manage renal masses in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) increased significantly fro…
Cytokinetics Announces Initiation of Phase I Clinical Trial of Oral …MarketWatch (press release)An intravenous formulation of omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac muscle myosin activator, is currently being evaluated in the ATOMIC-AHF (A Trial of Omec…
DSWD Opposes Organ Donation BillManila BulletinDSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman said legislation seeking to regulate the human organ donation would also mean “selling and marketing of human organs.” In a letter to Negros Occidental Rep. Alfredo Maraño…
TopNews Arab EmiratesLong Organ Donor Wait Raising Concerns for Mother Lorraine EaglesTopNews Arab EmiratesAs per recent reports, it has been claimed that mother Lorraine Eagles is consistently living in an apprehension that she will perhaps be losing …
The Medical City (TMC) Project of Apex Medical Group completed milestoneMiddle East North Africa Financial NetworkHe is one of the founders of the Living Related Liver Transplantation Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) in Riyadh, KSA. Th…
Organ and Tissue Donation, light in a tragedyKXII-TV"Organ donors have to be on a ventilator so they have to be either have to be brain dead, or very close to brain death, but with tissues that's not required so someone who dies for instance i…
New program decreases heart failure readmissionsKHAS-TVby Jordan Shefte It's a common occurrence for heart patients: being readmitted into the hospital for heart failure. But Mary Lanning Memorial Healthcare has a new program that is changing that …
The Daily StarReligious scholars encourage organ donation and transplantsThe Daily StarBEIRUT: Organ donation and transplants are encouraged by the church and Islamic Shariah, so long as they take place voluntarily, two leading Muslim and Christian sch…
Why blood donation wards off heart disease, poor libidoNigerian TribuneBlood donation benefits not just the person receiving the blood, but also the donor. Surprisingly enough, people who give blood also receive many health benefits, including protecti…
Progressive Sclerodermoid Skin Changes—DiagnosisArchives of DermatologyOur patient was referred to a major regional cancer center and underwent systemic chemotherapy with 5 cycles of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) p…