LiveScience.comBest US States for Child Kidney Transplants RevealedLiveScience.comAn average of 18 people on the national organ waiting list die daily, according to the U.S. Division of Transplantation, the primary federal entity responsible for oversi…
Plea For Kidney Is Now A Success StoryWWNY TV 7On Monday, his six-hour transplant surgery was a success. Scott has had no signs of rejection and his new kidney is functioning even better than doctors had hoped. We spoke to Scott Thursday via phone from…
Geography plays a major role in access to pediatric kidney transplantation in …Medical XpressA new study has revealed large geographic variation in waiting times for children across the United States in need of kidney transplants, with differences du…
OncLive |
Anti-CD20 Antibodies Continue to Improve Outlook in CLL
OncLive In 2006, Rituximab became the first anti-CD20 antibody to be approved for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and quickly became part of the armamentarium for the treatment of patients with CLL. “Ofatumumab was approved a few years ago, and … |
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Anti-gay laws, attitudes hold sway in many regions
Seattle Post Intelligencer In Russia, a new law against “gay propaganda” has left gays and lesbians unsure of what public actions they can take without risking arrest. In India, gay-rights supporters were stunned by a recent high court ruling re-criminalizing gay sex. A newly … |
JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, Day Four: Affymetrix, Exact Sciences, FluidigmGenomeWebAg-bio is worth about $95 million, clinical laboratories about $65 million, and HLA typing $25 million, Worthington said. Unlike the single-cell genomics market, wh…
Parents launch worldwide online appeal to find donor for daughter with rare …ITV NewsThe parents of a baby girl from Staffordshire who is extremely ill with a rare form of leukaemia have launched a worldwide online appeal to find a suitable donor for…
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Cancer Specialist Dr. Dmitri Alden Honored by French National Academy of …
Sacramento Bee Dr. Alden completed extensive training in hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation at the Pirogov Medical Institute, (now the Moscow State Medical University) in Russia, and in Paris under the “founding father” of current liver surgery … |
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Hospital program saves heart failure patients from re-admission
NorthernLife.ca Dr. Atilio Costa Vitali, medical director of Health Sciences North’s Heart Failure Disease Management Program, said a shortage of physicians in Canada means most congestive heart failure patients are not receiving the medical attention they need. File … |
Coventry Telegraph |
Nuneaton mum backs donor card drive after finding some solace in knowing …
Coventry Telegraph Unfortunately the liver transplantation failed to be successful but his kindness still helped four other people. Margaret learned that the transplants were a success for the recipients of Michael’s corneas and kidneys, and that his kidneys went to a … |