KSDKAlton man donates kidney to friendAlton TelegraphThe duo underwent a living donor kidney transplant surgery Tuesday, which also happened to be National Donor Day, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. As the nearly six-hour procedure took place, …
The best Valentine gift everWXIA-TVShe had heart transplant surgery Monday at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and even though she is tired, she has a new lease on life. "I'm just happy it's over," she said. And so are her parents…
Kidney stones: Often harbingers of 'silent epidemic' of chronic kidney diseaseOak RidgerKidney stones are often harbingers of a "silent epidemic" of chronic kidney disease with as many as 20 million Americans at risk. Increasing rates…
Toronto StarOrgan donation rates dropping: reportFort McMurray TodayBy Amanda Richardson Two hundred and twenty-nine Canadian patients died awaiting organ transplants in 2010, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information…
Heart failure kills moms-to-beWXXA"It's always my most anxious moment as a heart failure physician," Dr. Dunlap said. "Because I have the chance to lose two patients instead of one." And the moment that almost took Amanda Hodge&…
Hurriyet Daily News (press release)Turkey's first face transplant patient sees his new faceVietNamNet Bridge21, a surgery team headed by Dr. Omer Ozkan carried out Turkey's first-ever face transplant surgery in the southern province of Antalya …
Utah patient receives new chemotherapy treatmentABC 4After the first failed chemotherapy regimen, it became apparent to his doctor, Dr William Nibbley, that he would need a stem cell transplant. In order to receive the stem cell transplant, his cancer …
CBS LocalS. Fla. Man Celebrates Valentine's Day With New HeartCBS LocalSantiago Carmona sits with his doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital after his successful heart transplant surgery. (CBS4) MIAMI (CBS4) – On this Valentine's Day, a South F…
Health NewstrackVitamin D therapy does not improve certain cardiac measures for patients with …Science CodexCHICAGO – Patients with chronic kidney disease who received the vitamin D compound paricalcitol for up to 48 weeks did not show improvement …
TCTMDAcute Kidney Injury Incidence Down in AMI Patients Despite High Risk FactorsTCTMDBy Yael Maxwell Over almost a decade, the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) decreased in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) despite the rising preva…