W*USA 9Good news for children fighting heart failure ailmentsFOX 8 News WVUE-TVHouston, Tx.- A new report says a tiny heart pump that maintains blood flow in babies and small children with serious heart failure proved effective and life-saving in a pio…
Baltimore SunCharles B. "Charlie" Elder Jr., dispatcherBaltimore SunCharles B. "Charlie" Elder Jr., a retired dispatcher who enjoyed collecting Christmas ornaments, died Saturday of multiple organ failure at Johns Hopkins Hospital. …
ABC NewsVentricular Assist Device Beneficial in Youth Heart FailureMonthly Prescribing Reference(HealthDay News) – For children with severe heart failure, use of a ventricular assist device as a bridge to heart transplantation is associated with impr…
The GuardianAmy Winehouse's ex-husband in coma after multiple organ failureThe GuardianBlake Fielder-Civil, 30, was found choking in bed by his partner Sarah Aspin last Friday, before being rushed to hospital with multiple organ failure. Mitch said…
'One million people' with 'undiagnosed' chronic kidney diseaseHarborough MailThe Daily Mail and other newspapers have reported that up to a million people may have undiagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD is a long-term condition t…
Heart failure drug approved by EUMorpeth HeraldSeveral other newspapers have reported on the drug ivabradine, known by the brand name Procoralan, as European drug regulators have today approved it for the treatment of chronic heart failure. In heart fa…
This is Hull and East RidingHeart failure fears for McKenzie Kimpton as he refuses to take his medicineThis is Hull and East RidingTests have showed McKenzie's pulse is too high, putting him at extreme risk of heart failure. Emma said: "His he…
'One million people' with 'undiagnosed' chronic kidney diseaseHalifax Evening CourierThe Daily Mail and other newspapers have reported that up to a million people may have undiagnosed chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD is a long-term con…
Study Shows Link Between Chronic Kidney Disease and Cellular Inability to …Doctor TipsterA new study led by Friedhelm Hildebrandt, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, shows that chronic kidney disease can be caused by genetic mutations that hin…
Home monitoring of heart failure via web-enabled bathroom scales wins award …Medical XpressCan a retrofitted bathroom scale costing less than $100 save lives and improve the health of millions of Americans living with heart failure while cutting bill…