Victoria leads country on organ donationABC Online"In many hospitals now we have nurses and doctors who have to discuss organ donation with staff, to educate staff and also talk to relatives who are in a very difficult situation about organ donati…
Kidney Transplant DisputeAbout – News & IssuesThat the child should likely have a transplant may be even more clear when you consider the 2006 study in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, "Kidney Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients With M…
Organ donations reach record ratesHerald SunThe numbers released today showed 1001 people had their lives saved or improved after an organ donation in 2011. The Australian and New Zealand Organ Donor Registry chair Graeme Russ said 337 people had tragi…
New York TimesVeteran Spanish politician Manuel Fraga, survivor of Franco's postwar regime …Washington PostSpanish news agency Europa Press said Fraga died late Sunday of heart failure at his Madrid home, citing a family member. In a career spann…
ScienceAlertSago palm can kill dogsScienceAlertThis follows the recent death of a young dog from liver failure after eating the leaves and stem of a cycad, also known as sago palm. Penny, an eight-month old cross-breed dog, was brought to JCU's Vet…
Indian ExpressCommunity with low diabetes has more risk gene: studyIndian Express“To the best of our knowledge, Raika is the only population in the world that has such a high frequency of DRB1 03 and associated HLA-A and B genes that confer risk of T…
Pharmacy to offer 'intelligent medicines'Financial TimesWhile patients will initially pay for the package, he said several NHS units had expressed interest in using the service, notably for monitoring complex and costly treatments such as organ…
Daily MailInfant may save the life of three-year-old brother stricken with cancerDaily MailNathan Shorey, 3, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in 2010 and may need a stem cell transplant if his condition deteriorates. The stem cells from…
Cancer patient pioneers first stem cell trachea transplantThe State ColumnUsing Lyles' own stem cell reduces the risk of organ transplant rejection from his body. According to ABC news, after a 12 hour operation in November, Lyles can speak, eat, a…
Flagstaff hospital using remote patient monitoringAlamogordo Daily NewsAbout 12 percent of people with congestive heart failure are readmitted to the Flagstaff hospital within 30 days. They have symptoms ranging from shortness of breath to organ failur…