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Family of Pregnant Latina with Brain Death Sues Texas Hospital for Keeping Her …
Latinos Post The family of Marlise Muñoz sued the John Peters Smith hospital in Texas for keeping Marlise connected to artificial respirators weeks she suffered cerebral death due to a state law that forbids the hospital from disconnecting her due to her pregnancy. The Cruelest PregnancyNew York Times |
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Geography Plays Major Role in Access to Pediatric Kidney Transplantation in US
Science Daily (press release) Jan. 16, 2014 — A new study has revealed large geographic variation in waiting times for children across the United States in need of kidney transplants, with differences due mainly to local supply and demand. The findings, which will appear in an … |
Times of India |
Sunanda Pushkar was extremely unwell, say close friends
Times of India She had been diagnosed with tuberculosis of the liver. She was put on new medicines, to which her body was not used. She was hardly eating.” “Several times, Sunanda asked me to prepare her will in view of her ill health. The first time she spoke about … Drug overdose may have killed Sunanda PushkarIndia Today Death unnatural, body had injuries, say docsThe Asian Age Sunanda Pushkar death: Mystery growsDeccan Chronicle Masala all 1,692 news articles » |
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Around Town: Ski with a Doc informs group about diabetes, gets them moving
77Square.com “Nobody gets operated on,” he quipped as he approached the group. “Nobody gets a shot, and nobody has to pay for it.” Sollinger called diabetes the leading cause of transplant surgery. In the United States, 1.7 million people have Type 1 diabetes, and … |
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Bear found dead in Bor
Times of India However, on Sunday morning, it was found dead at the same spot. Veterinarian Dr PL Bhisekar from Selu conducted the post-mortem. “We have collected samples of liver, kidney, heart and lungs and will send them for forensic examination on Monday,” said … |
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Ahluwalia joins race for Rajya Sabha seat
Times of India The latter, in fact, briefly recalled to Ahluwalia how his bid for the Rajya Sabha seat from Jharkhand had come a cropper,” said the BJP source, adding: “The party, probably, also requires his lung power in the Rajya Sabha.” Otherwise, the articulate … |
Tech Times |
Womb transplants successfully carried out in Sweden
Tech Times Dr. Smith explained that a uterus transplant required a bigger chunk of the surrounding blood vessels to be taken, which will ensure sufficient blood flow to the organ. This in turn raises the risk of complications for the donor. He also said, “The … |
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‘India, US share the rising pain of heart diseases, diabetes’
Times of India JAIPUR: In the chilly morning on Sunday, Dr Harold Varmus, a joint recipient of Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1989 for “discovery of the cellular origin of retroviral oncogenes”, made the audience laugh more than a couple of times while discussing pain … |
Times of India |
Write with your heart, Amish tells budding talents
Times of India JAIPUR: When Amish Tripathi, author of ‘The Shiva Trilogy’ interacted with the audience on a frosty Sunday morning, the packed Mughal Tent at Jaipur Literature Festival couldn’t care for the biting cold. All that they wanted was a few warm tips from … Don’t look for controversies: Amish Tripathi to writersBusiness Standard |
Trials in Esophageal Ca, HCC Fall ShortMedPage TodayIn a separate GiCS presentation, results from a phase III trial also were disappointing for everolimus (Afinitor) in hepatocellular carcinoma that had progressed during or after treatment with sorafen…