No outcome differences between patients undergoing living donor, deceased …HealioBOSTON — Patients with acute liver failure who underwent liver transplant with a living donor had similar outcomes to patients who received a liver from a deceased don…
Scientists target enzyme in bid to tackle chronic kidney diseaseUniversity of Sheffield NewsScientists target enzyme in bid to tackle chronic kidney disease. Scientists at the University of Sheffield are investigating an enzyme – known to be responsi…
Yahoo! News (blog)Teen Survives Last-Minute TransplantYahoo! News (blog)Adam was diagnosed with acute liver failure, which means his liver would fail within six weeks, Dr. Pierre Gholam, a liver specialist at University Hospitals in Cleveland who was n…
ABC NewsTeen Survives Last-Minute TransplantABC NewsAfter he was diagnosed with sudden, life-threatening liver failure that had no apparent cause, underwent a last-minute organ transplant and had emergency brain surgery to remove a blood clot, 14-year-…
Acetaminophen-Linked Liver Failure Risk Heightened in Bariatric Surgery PatientsClinical Endocrinology News Digital NetworkBOSTON – Prior bariatric surgery appears to be an independent risk factor for acetaminophen-related acute liver failure or inju…
New US stats on Chagas heart failure show outlook is grimTheHeart.OrgLos Angeles, CA – New data on heart failure caused by Chagas disease paints a grim picture, with doctors at the only US center for excellence for this disease showing that sufferers h…
Irish Medical TimesPrediction models 'are not crystal balls'Irish Medical TimesIn his latest clinical update, Gary Culliton examines tools which help establish the level of risk for acute heart failure and also the role of the newly-evolved bio…
Donor stems cells may help heart failureUPI.comThe study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, found heart failure improved in 28 percent of those receiv…
Naperville resident researching critical component in heart failureNaperville Sun“I'm particularly interesting in curing and preventing heart failure,” he says. An assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Sad…
Medgadget.comExclusive Interview with Cibiem, a New Player in Carotid Body ModulationMedgadget.comCibiem is a medical device company focusing on a minimally invasive, catheter-based approach for Carotid Body Modulation (CBM). Currently in its early sta…