Stem Cell-Chemo Fails in Follicular LymphomaMedPage TodayFor initial treatment of follicular lymphoma, high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant support doesn't improve survival, a meta-analysis showed. Compared with any chemotherapy, myeloa…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Looks to Continue to Trade Above its Annual-High Share …Financial News Network OnlineThe Company's products and experimental therapies address cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, organ …
Postmarket Study Confirms Xience Stent SafetyMedPage TodayBy Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today The everolimus-eluting (XIENCE V) stent performs in everyday clinical practice much as it did in pre-approval trials. There were no cases of lat…
ABC7Chicago.comWisconsin Rapids shooting victim dies, becomes organ donorWausau Daily HeraldA Wisconsin Rapids man who was declared dead Monday from a gunshot wound was kept on life support until today because he was an organ donor, officials confirmed…
San Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsHIV and health advocates submit comments on CDC guidelines for organ donationSan Diego Gay & Lesbian News"We hope that incorporating up-to-date scientific evidence about HIV and hepatitis transmission risks in the organ…
East London AdvertiserBlood donation could drop over the festive period, health workers warnEast London AdvertiserDonors with the blood group B Rh negative are more often found in Black and minority ethnic communities. Only two per cent of the populati…
Scientific American (blog)The Brain-Eating “Amoeba” Strikes AgainScientific American (blog)Once they wander into your brain, death is almost certain. There's an easy solution, though. Just boil your neti pot water first, or use store-bought dis…
Powhatan TodayResident's patent offers hope for those waiting on kidneysPowhatan Today“The problem,” Mangino explained, “is that most people don't die from brain death.” “Brain death occurs maybe one percent of the time. The stars hav…
Charlie Knuth excited for new brotherFox11online.comCharlie Knuth of Darboy had a stem cell transplant last year to help treat a disease that causes painful blisters. His parents are in the process of adopting another boy with the same disease who live…
Positive Surgical Margins Rare After Partial NephrectomyRenal and Urology NewsPositive surgical margins (PSMs) are rare in patients undergoing partial nephrectomy (PN) for kidney cancer, researchers found. A nonsystematic literature review by Martin Ma…