Three given the gift of life for ChristmasWNCTChief of Transplant Surgery, Dr. Robert Harland says its the culmination of a process that has taken more than a year. Each of the recipients had a willing donor who was not a match, so by swapping donors t…
Refused organ donation concernsFraser Coast ChronicleQUEENSLAND Health will meet with the woman at the centre of claims Hervey Bay Hospital refused to take the organs of a retiree who died in November – despite the fact the man was a registered organ d…
UCI researcher reveals key precursor to chronic kidney diseaseOC MetroBy Kylie MalstromPublished: December 22, 2011 07:45 AM UC Irvine researchers have discovered a source of inflammation seen in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a malady that …
Intensive glycemic control failed to lower heart failure risk in patients with …Endocrine TodayResults of a large meta-analysis involving more than 37000 patients suggest that intensive glycemic control does not prevent heart failure in patients with…
Boy to meet stem cell donor who saved his lifeTimes of Malta12-year-old Leon Azzopardi was saved after he received a blood stem cell transplant to treat a rare blood disorder. According to the British press, Susan Ratcliffe and her husband Tony will we…
Abbott Initiates Clinical Trial to Study Drug Eluting Bioresorbable Therapy …MarketWatchAbbott's Absorb and Esprit BVS devices deliver everolimus, the same drug used in the company's market-leading coronary drug eluting metallic stents. Evero…
ABC NewsReadied To Donate Organs, 21-Year-Old Emerges From ComaABC NewsBy SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES Sam Schmid, a 21-year-old college student from Arizona, astounded doctors by recovering from traumatic brain injuries just hours before being readied to be …
2 HIV patients undergo kidney transplant in Bangalore hospitalIBNLive.comPTI | 03:12 PM,Dec 22,2011 Bangalore, Dec 22 (PTI) Two HIV positive patients from East Africa, who were suffering from renal problems, have got a new lease of life after kidney tr…
Pregnant women should only be given mild corticosteroidsGP onlineBy Tom Moberly, 22 December 2011 Pregnant women should be given mild to moderate topical corticosteroids when such treatment is necessary, an international team of researchers has conclud…
Telegraph.co.ukFamilies are urged to discuss views on organ donation as relatives can refuse …WalesOnlineResearch published today reveals around four out of 10 families do not consent to organ donation after a loved one's brain death. Experts wri…