BBC NewsKidney op doctor gets off without a warningPortsmouth NewsKamal Abusin, a consultant in renal transplant surgery, has escaped without warning after a fitness to practise panel deemed he had not broken General Medical Council rules. Dr Abusin ha…
Athersys and Fast Forward, LLC Enter Collaboration to Support Development of …MarketWatch (press release)The Company currently has several clinical stage programs, including for treating damage caused by myocardial infarction, bone marrow transplanta…
Approximately One-Third of MS Patients Experiencing Relapses Do Not Adequately …MarketWatch (press release)The survey included over 2000 patients with MS who had experienced relapses and were treated with either intravenous (IV) or oral corticosteroi…
Women can have successful pregnancy after kidney transplantationNews-Medical.netA new study recently published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that the ability to successfully carry a pregnancy after kidney transplantation is very hi…
HealthJockey.comSteroids given to premature infants apparently harm the brainHealthJockey.comThe findings showed that premature babies which received hydrocortisone or dexamethasone in low doses following birth seemingly had 10% smaller cerebellum volu…
MedIndiaRituximab proven to treat ME/CFSPharmaceutical Business ReviewResearchers from Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, have announced the efficacy of drug candidate, Rituximab in treating patients with lymphoma and myalgic encephalomye…
Selective renal parenchymal clamping in robot-assisted laparoscopic partial …UroTodayWe describe our multi-institutional experience using a laparoscopic clamp to induce selective regional ischemia during robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectom…
Generic inhaled corticosteroids: current status and what to expect nextModernMedicineThis article provides an overview of the current state of generic inhaled corticosteroids, outlines the challenges that generics manufacturers face, and discusses the …
Significant increase in organ donationsIrish TimesWith 77 deceased donors so far this year compared with just 58 in 2010, the renal transplantation unit at Beaumont Hospital has been able to carry out 161 kidney transplants and six pancreas transplants…
Gujarat should emulate Tamil Nadu in cadaver organ donationTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: For years, Gujarat was the leader in cadaver organ donation. Now, Tamil Nadu has reportedly beaten the state in this activity mainly due to state government there bring…