Dallas Morning News |
As brain-dead pair’s hearts beat, their families’ hearts break
Dallas Morning News A person who has received a brain-death diagnosis cannot breathe on his or her own and is legally dead in all 50 states. In two states, New York and New Jersey, hospitals must take into account the family’s religious or moral views in deciding how to … |
Understanding brain death vs. states of consciousnessUSA TODAYA look at some of the differences between states of consciousness and brain death: Brain death: These patients are no longer alive. There has been an irreversible cessation of all activity i…
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Rarest of rare: Mumbai doctors remove 20kg tumour from 50-yr-old
Daily News & Analysis The tumour originated from her ovaries and was attached to the abdominal wall, intestines, and liver. It pushed her diaphragm, making her breathless. “Never in my medical practice have I seen such a huge tumour. We were worried because she was so … |
Chandigarh Tribune |
Heart of the matter: Musharraf in teen health
Free Press Journal This proves Musharraf’s condition is not serious, and many aspects of his medical report were like that of a sportsman while the condition of his heart was comparable to that of an 18-year-old, Sheikh claimed. “The hospital will of course not expel its … Musharraf ordered to appear before court againTimes of India Court summons Musharraf on Jan 16 to face treason chargesChandigarh Tribune Musharraf’s medical report: A second opinionNewstrack India |
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Bone marrow stem cells could defeat drug-resistant tuberculosis
Zee News Bone-marrow stem cells are known to migrate to areas of lung injury and inflammation and repair damaged tissue. Since they also modify the body’s immune response and could boost the clearance of TB bacteria, Zumla and his colleague, Markus Maeurer … |
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Sanju breaks down by Manyata’s side
Times of India Manyata who was admitted to a Parel hospital on Tuesday after fainting at the couple’s Bandra home, is being treated for a collapsed lung. The actor, who is currently on parole from a 42-month jail sentence, broke down after seeing his wife of five … |
Times of India |
Caplan: The case against care for those who are brain dead
Newsday To keep Jahi’s body on machines is ethically wrong because definitive brain death is death and maintaining a corpse by artificial means is only slowing the inevitable decay and collapse of bodily remains. Jahi’s case is different from that of a … At Issue in 2 Wrenching Cases: What to Do After the Brain DiesNew York Times Mercury News editorial: Jahi McMath story demonstrates Americans need to talk …San Jose Mercury News Jahi McMath family attorney fires back at medical ethics criticsLos Angeles Times NBC Bay Area –Times of India all 78 news articles » |
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Mood Stabilizing Drug May Help Treat Acute Kidney Injury
Science Daily (press release) 9, 2014 — A mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also help treat acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The findings are … |
Dana-Farber names medical directorHealio… on the evolution of therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia. Head-to-head comparison of obinutuzumab plus chlorambucil vs. rituximab plus chlorambucil in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and co-exist…
Counsel & Heal |
Mood stabilizing drug may help treat acute kidney injury
EurekAlert (press release) Washington, DC (January 9, 2014) — A mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar affective disorders may also help treat acute kidney injury, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Lithium May Help Treat Acute Kidney InjuryCounsel & Heal New ray of hope for kidney patientsIndia.Com Health Ray of hope for kidney patientsDaily News & Analysis |