NorthdallasgazetteRed Cross starts new blood donation campaignLynchburg News and AdvanceIn anticipation of a historically slow period for blood donation, the Red Cross has announced a new campaign to encourage people to donate this winter. The Give Som…
ABC Action NewsYoung heart transplant patient faces rejection with a smileABC Action NewsBut the fact is, heart transplant surgery is still relatively new and no one knows how long these unique kids will survive. So when Jayden came in Friday in stage …
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Diana doing well after transplant surgery
YNN Hudson Valley ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. — Orange County Executive Ed Diana seems to be in good spirits only days after having liver transplant surgery. Diana was admitted to the hospital Saturday for surgery. He’s been suffering from a condition called nonalcoholic fatty … Ed Diana has liverTimes Herald-Record Orange County Executive Edward Diana gets liver transplantKingston Daily Freeman Orange County’s top official receives liver transplantEmpireStateNews.net |
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China’s organ transplants: A shift to voluntary organ donation system
CCTV In March 2010, China introduced its first voluntary post-mortem organ donation system at some pilot hospitals in a joint collaboration between the Red Cross and the Ministry of Health. Persuading people to donate their organs is a very new concept in … China to end use of prisoners’ organs for transplants in mid-2014inSing.com News |
Toronto Star |
A stranger’s act of kindness: Colorado woman’s handmade shawl replaces one …
Toronto Star … note accompanying the gift, King wrote that she had read via Facebook the Star’s Oct. 12 piece about Cottrell losing a lace shawl she had knit to keep calm while her husband teetered between life and death as he underwent double-lung transplant … |
5-year-old girl gets life-changing liver transplantMyFox AtlantaFor 5-year-old Kate Service, a liver transplant surgery was her one chance of growing up healthy. Kate Service has a type of metabolic liver disease that can be cured by a transplant. She …
Improved brain injury survival furthers organ shortageCNN (blog)Measures to improve safety, like helmets and seat belts, were found to have prevented new injuries from occurring and prevented existing injuries from progressing to brain death. Improved …
The Hindu |
The big cut: Doctors remove 5kg tumour from woman’s liver
Times of India When all non-invasive efforts failed to treat a 30-year-old woman with a 5kg tumour in her liver, surgeons at Government General Hospital decided they would have to take the scalpel to the huge growth and excise it before it could cause life … Doctors at GH remove 5.2-kg tumourThe Hindu |
OncLive |
Managing mTOR Inhibitor Side Effects in Breast Cancer
OncLive One facet of the discussion, entitled “Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Challenges,” featured managing the side effects associated with mTOR inhibitors. … This randomized, international, phase III trial compared everolimus and exemestane with … |
IRCS Wokha conducts blood donation driveNagaland PostIndian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Wokha branch conducted blood donation drive on Monday at 17 Assam Rifles wherein twenty four donors led by Col Amit Ganesh CO. donated blood. Meanwhile, Indian Red Cro…