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Organ donor patients 'at higher risk of cancer'Spire HealthcarePublished in the November issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the research from a team at the National Cancer Institute, Rockville found that people who receiv…
New technology aids Baptist urologist in removing cancerous tissue from kidneysFlorida Times-Union (blog)Baptist Medical Center urologist Christopher Shawn West is the first robotic surgeon in this area to use the NIRF system for a partial nephrectomy,…
Doctor moves to strengthen 'Cadaver Donor Program'Zamboanga Today OnlineThe Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC) Renal Transplantation Head wants to strengthen the Cadaver Donor Program in Western Mindanao to help patients with chronic kidney…
ThirdAgeChronic Kidney Disease Linked To Acute Kidney Injuries In Diabetic PatientsThirdAgeThe risk of developing chronic kidney disease rises with multiple episodes of acute kidney injury during hospital stays for patients with diabetes, a recent Univ…
Reuters UKAdvisers back Merck drug for some kidney patientsReutersBy Alina Selyukh SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) – Health advisers on Wednesday unanimously recommended use of Merck & Co's cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin for preventing str…
Vytorin in Chronic Kidney Disease Gets FDA Committee NodInternal Medicine News Digital NetworkVytorin should be approved for preventing major vascular events in patients who have chronic kidney disease but are not on dialysis, according to a unanimous …
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsUPI.comSuch transplants are somewhat controversial because, unlike major organ replacements, they are not life-saving yet still require patients to take immune-suppressing drugs for the rest of their lives to preven…