Apollo Hospitals punished
The State Health Department, through a Government Order G.O. (D) 408, dated 17.05.2012, has punished Apollo Hospitals for violation of rules laid down under the Cadaver Transplant Programme. …
Heart and sole: Transplant recipient to run 5K to promote organ donation
FARGO – Karal Baspaly had her heart set on running her sixth Fargo Marathon 5K, and getting a new one won't stop her.
Benefit to help Calhoun County family with medical bills
HARDIN – Friends plan a benefit to help a financially strapped family plagued with health problems. One health issue after another seems to have attacked Calhoun County resident Jon Brackett, 52, whose diabetes led to many other problems after a kidney…
B/R Exclusive with PGA Pro and 2-Time Heart Transplant Recipient Erik Compton
Nothing about Erik Compton's story is common. One successful heart transplant is often considered a miracle in its own right, which makes the fact that Compton's had two nearly unfathomable. But what may be more remarkable is that despite his a…
Organ recipient to run half marathon
A Columbus man, who received a kidney and a pancreas from an Olmsted Falls man, will run the Cleveland half marathon this Sunday.
Guest column: Less organ access threatens West Tennessee lives
Something is rotten in the state of organ transplantation in Memphis. Our city is in danger of losing access to many of the organs that are donated in Tennessee for transplant; as a result, lives could be lost. As a native West Tennessean, I am deeply …
FDA expected to approve new heart transplant technology
HOUSTON—The FDA is expected to fully approve a heart device for use without a transplant in weeks. Syncardia is a pump implanted in place of the heart powered by a backpack-sized driver so the patient able to leave the hospital and lead a nearly norm…
Brandon is drumming up new life
NOT only is Raceview teenager Brandon Sanewski breathing a lot easier since a double lung transplant saved his life, but he is also free to chase his passion.
Martham pupil from Stalham meets chart topping boy band One Direction after undergoing heart transplant
A brave north Norfolk teenager who underwent a heart transplant to combat a condition she has suffered from birth has been granted her greatest wish after meeting her favourite pop stars.
Helping Student Who Needs Heart Transplant
Students at Wahl Coates Elementary School in Greenville traded in their traditional school uniforms in favor of t-shirts Monday to show support for a fellow student who needs a heart transplant.