Peter's anxious wait on a gift of life
EVERY time Peter hears his phone ring, his heart skips a beat. For the past 10 months, the AFP officer has hoped it is the call that will save his life.
Robin Roberts Announces Medical Leave Will Begin After ‘GMA’ Show Friday
Robin Roberts announced on Monday that her last day with ABC’s Good Morning America show will be Friday. After that, she will begin her lengthy medical leave to undergo a bone marrow transplant from her sister. Roberts, co-host of GMA, was recently d…
Health issues: Robin Roberts, Nick Rhodes
Duran Duran was forced to call off two weekend concerts because of the illness of keyboard player Nick Rhodes. Doctors believe it’s a viral infection, according to DD’s website.
Robin Roberts Announces Medical Leave From Good Morning America
Robin Roberts has announced that Friday will be her last day on "Good Morning America," before she begins medical leave to treat the blood and bone marrow disease myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).
'GMA' host Robin Roberts to go on medical leave
Friday’s “Good Morning America” will be the last show for host Robin Roberts, before she takes medical leave to battle blood and bone marrow disease. Roberts told viewers this morning she’ll check into a hospital a week from tomorrow and begin …
Diaverum announces plans to grow in Peritoneal Dialysis
Diaverum, one of the world’s leading renal care providers, is planning to give more patients the possibility to be treated with peritoneal dialysis to increase their quality of life.
Southampton Scientists Solving Complications in Bone Marrow Transplants
The charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research has given a team of University of Southampton scientists a £270,000 grant for a three-year project investigating methods of improving transplant operations.
Hawaii baby boomers urged to get Hepatitis screening
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is echoing the recently released recommendation of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all persons born in the United States between
Fighting a bacterium "we hoped we would never see."
When a 43-year-old female lung-transplant patient arrived at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in June 2011, the hospital's infection-control team was on high alert. The woman carried a "superbug" resistant to all bu…
'Superbug' stalked NIH hospital last year, killing six
When a 43-year-old female lung transplant patient arrived at the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Center in June 2011, the hospital's infection control team was on high alert. The woman carried a "superbug" resistant to all bu…