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Hammond man’s kidney transplant scheduled for next month
WatertownDailyTimes.com His search for a suitable donor proved fruitless and, in November, he turned to Facebook and local media outlets for help finding a match. On Jan. 13, Mr. Kron will have kidney transplant surgery thanks to Lyons Falls resident Evangeline “Vangie” T … |
Digoxin use associated with higher risk of death for patients diagnosed with …YottaFireDigoxin, a drug commonly used to treat heart conditions, was associated with a 72 percent higher rate of death among adults with newly diagnosed systolic heart fai…
The ProvinceReceiving the greatest giftThe ProvinceAmong the most grateful have to be those who received a gift that no amount of money could buy. Three organ recipients in the Metro Vancouver area are looking forward to a healthy and happy Christmas t…
GSVM holds session on kidney transplantTimes of IndiaThe CME was conducted by the Institute of Renal Sciences and kidney transplantation under the aegis of president, IMA, Dr Arti Lal Chandani, secretary, IMA, Dr Ravi Kumar, and scientific secretary, I…
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Daily News & Analysis Organ donation brings along with it both emotional and technical challenges. In India, a donor needs to be related by blood to donate an organ to a patient, and must provide documents to prove it. Interviews with hospital authorities and, at times … |
Express.co.ukA father gives his sick son the greatest Christmas giftExpress.co.ukHaving suffered with renal failure and ill health all his life, Caden had transplant surgery after his father donated a kidney in October. Caden is now recovering well and…
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Make regular blood donation a New Year’s resolution
nwitimes.com PORTER COUNTY | With the beginning of a new year comes a fresh start. New Year’s resolutions are often made to form good habits and reach new goals. This New Year’s, the American Red Cross encourages people to resolve to help patients in need … |
Economic TimesAulakh, Mahajan elected to Medical Council of India executive body from northEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Baldev Singh Aulakh, a professor of Urology and Transplant Surgery, is the only government nominee elected unopposed to the executive co…
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Jahi McMath: Medicine’s ability to keep a heart beating complicates how death …
San Jose Mercury News In 1968, a Harvard University committee proposed adding “brain death” to “cardiac death” in end-of-life protocols. Two trends led to the broader definition: medicine’s ability to keep people on machines, even if they’d never regain mental function; and … |
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Lucknow hospital gets nod for heart transplant
Times of India Elaborating on this, AK Srivastava of the hospital said “any person below 60 years of age suffering from end stage heart failure and not responding to medical therapy and or any other modes of therapy will require heart transplant.” He added that in … |