Local philanthropist leaves behind a lasting legacy
Irving "Ike" Barber passed away last Friday at 89. The Tsawwassen resident was widely recognized as one of B.C.'s most prominent and generous entrepreneurs.
City to figure in transplant network
India will soon have an apex body under the National Organ Transplant Programme (NOTP) to ensure transparent and accountable multi-organ donation and transplant.The Centre has identified 15…
Other kidney centers to accept patients from Hackensack University Medical Center program
With Hackensack University Medical Center temporarily shutting down its kidney transplant program, the state’s other kidney centers are gearing up to accept patients on Hackensack’s waiting list.
Deadly but Unknown: Peripheral Artery Disease
KIDS WITH INTESTINAL FAILURE: When a child's intestines can't absorb enough water and nutrients from food to provide for growth and development children experience intestinal failure. Normally, the small intestine absorbs most of the nutrients …
Heart transplant recipient crusades to boost organ donor numbers
It was not so much the heart transplant that got Roxanne Watson a guest spot on Oprah Winfrey’s new network, but what happened afterward.
Life sweet for Marblehead recipient of pancreas transplant
When it comes to dealing with the unpredictable, day after day, year after year, it’s human nature to crave the predictable. And when it comes to quelling anxiety because the unpredictable element is life threatening, it’s natural to crave somethin…
Abidal recovering well after liver transplant
MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is recovering well after a liver transplant, his wife Hayet said in a statement posted on the player's official Facebook page on Wednesday. The France international underwent a lengthy operation on …
Guardiola dedicates Getafe win to Eric Abidal
Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola dedicated his side's 4-0 win over Getafe Tuesday night to French defender Eric Abidal.
Top Ten Things You Should Know about Organ Donation
Every year, more than 100,000 Americans will need a life-saving organ transplant, yet in 2011 fewer than 22,000 transplants took place in the United States. In New York only 18 percent of New Yorkers who are eligible to donate are registered as organ d…
Indian to head world’s first trial with liver stem cells
An Indian-origin professor in the U.K. will head the world’s first trial using liver stem cells that could avoid transplant surgery. Paediatric liver consultant Professor Anil Dhawan, who w…