25Dec/12

Nelson Mandela 'in good spirits': President Jacob Zuma – Times of India

December 25, 2012Lungadmin

Nelson Mandela ‘in good spirits’: President Jacob Zuma
Times of India
He has been treated there for a recurrent lung infection and also underwent surgery to remove gallstones, in his longest hospital stay since coming out of prison in 1990 after 27 years in detention. On Monday, Zuma’s office, which is tasked with …
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24Dec/12

Ahmedabad doctor puts dissolvable stents in NRI's heart – Times of India

December 24, 2012Heartadmin

Planet Powai

Ahmedabad doctor puts dissolvable stents in NRI’s heart
Times of India
What made him take the first available flight to Ahmedabad was the fact that bio-absorbable stents were given the commercial nod in India two days back while it will still take a good two years for the same to be approved in US. “Absorbable stents …
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24Dec/12

Costa Mesa teen waiting for a heart transplant

December 24, 2012Heartadmin

COSTA MESA His family and his doctors thought it was just the flu, but when doctors at Hoag Hospital took an X-ray of his chest, everything changed. They told Costa Mesa resident Zeke Kendall, 19, that his heart was inflamed and there was a large clot …

24Dec/12

Dengue, H1N1 claimed 47 lives in 2012 – Times of India

December 24, 2012Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Dengue, H1N1 claimed 47 lives in 2012
Times of India
The move is expected to provide impetus to human organ transplantation, particularly cadaver donations, and improve the city’s dismal cadaver donation count. The Times of India– IMRB Quality of Life survey released their report after carrying out a …

24Dec/12

Nelson Mandela to remain in hospital for Christmas – Times of India

December 24, 2012Lungadmin

Times of India

Nelson Mandela to remain in hospital for Christmas
Times of India
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace laureate has been treated for a lung infection and gallstones after being hospitalised on December 8. President Jacob Zuma said in a statement that Mandela “will recover from this episode with all our …
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24Dec/12

ORMC’s organ donors save 13 lives

December 24, 2012Pancreasadmin

Orange Regional Medical Center was recently recognized by the Donate Life Group, community-based volunteer group working under the auspices of the New York Organ Donor Network of Orange County, for its outstanding support of its mission.

24Dec/12

Philly firefighters host Christmas party for boy awaiting heart, lung transplants at CHOP

December 24, 2012Heartadmin

Six-year-old Weston Keeton of Kingsport, Tenn., is awaiting a heart and double-lung transplant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and is living with some of his family members at the Gift of Life Family House.

24Dec/12

Hélène Campbell says she was 'at peace' during lung surgery

December 24, 2012Lungadmin

Hélène Campbell says even though her life was at risk during a double-lung transplant, she was at peace knowing her story was shared to help raise awareness about organ donation.

24Dec/12

One family's Christmas wish: A healthy heart for Teresa

December 24, 2012Heartadmin

When the Bartlinskis adopted a little girl from China, they only hoped to “make her as happy as can be,” not expecting her to survive due to a heart defect. She has defied the odds for the past 2.5 years and is now at the top of the list for a heart transplant.

24Dec/12

Nelson Mandela still in hospital – Zee News

December 24, 2012Lungadmin

Independent Online

Nelson Mandela still in hospital
Zee News
In an earlier update on Mandela’s condition, Zuma said Mandela’s health condition was “serious” but he was “responding well to treatment” and had steadily improved in the last few days after suffering a lung infection and undergoing surgery for gallstones.
Nelson Mandela’s condition ‘serious’ but improving, says Jacob ZumaNewstrack India

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