HaaretzIsrael's Chief Rabbinate freezes plan to help determine brain deathHaaretzUnder dispute is the setting up of an office that would operate 24/7 helping families seeking halakhic and medical guidance in determining brain death. By Dan Even Tag…
Volunteers for heart patients requiredWishaw PressLEADING medical charity Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland are seeking volunteers to help with their pioneering heart failure support service in North Lanarkshire. The charity hope that finding Heart Failu…
Novartis moves ahead with copies of Amgen drugsEconomic TimesSandoz, which has 8-10 molecules in its biosimilar pipeline, has been trying to come up with a copy of Roche's antibody drug rituximab. It has already developed its own versions of growth…
'Lack of organ donors affecting liver transplants'Punjab NewslineBut last year, only 200 families voluntarily donated the liver of the family member who died due to brain death," he said, talking to IANS shortly after announcing how a team…
DePauw students hope to raise awareness on organ donationThe Banner-GraphicCurrently, there are nearly 112657 patients nationwide waiting on the organ donor list. In the last year, 21354 organ transplants were performed involving 10558 organ donors in …
Double Lung Transplant Baby Doing Well 10 Years LaterFOX2now.comTen years ago, Fox 2 followed 10-year-old Emily Johnson through a life saving double lung transplant surgery. We watched the emotion of a family waiting to find out if lungs would be avail…
Neuro patients meet their heroesChicago Sun-TimesMatthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media JOLIET — A toddler recovered from a fall that left him minutes from brain death. A 23-year-old suffering a stroke received quick intervention and a new lease on life. A t…
MoF hosts blood donation campaignKhaleej TimesABU DHABI – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Central Blood Bank held its annual blood donation campaign at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, where both MoF employees and visitors…
Prior Glucocorticoid Therapy Influences Infection Risk in RAFamily Practice News Digital NetworkThe findings showed that taking a 5 mg/day dose of prednisolone for 12 months increases risk of serious infection by 55%, compared to non-users. Furthermore…
Baltimore SunPhoenix 13-year-old, Riley Davis, loses cancer fightBaltimore SunHe had a bone marrow transplant, a stem cell transplant and underwent chemotherapy and dozens of procedures. His parents, John and Mary, and older brother Cole, were at his s…