'Clerical error' costs eye hospital place in registryThe HinduThe Government Ophthalmic Hospital, Egmore, one of the major referral centres for eye care, has been left out from the list of recognised facilities for performing corneal transplant…
Study Finds Donor Lymphocyte Infusions Are More Effective When Used …The Myeloma BeaconResults of a recent retrospective analysis suggest that donor lymphocyte infusions appear to work better when they are used in patients who have residual multiple …
BYT-Batkivschyna transfers UAH 3.6 m to OkhmatdytInterfaxThe BYT-Batkivschyna faction in the Ukrainian parliament has transferred UAH 3.6 million to the haemato-oncology center for bone marrow transplantation at the Okhmatdyt National Children's Ho…
WCSH-TVTransplant helps girl overcome sickle cellsKPLC-TVThat's when Carol underwent a stem cell transplant using cells from her brother Mark's banked cord blood. The procedure worked. Carol was cured of sickle cell anemia and has been disease …
Area woman's disease puts focus on need for stem cell donationsLongview News-JournalWanda Warrick of Pittsburg was diagnosed five-and-a-half years ago with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a precursor to leukemia, and is in need of a stem cell transplant….
Nigeria to Launch its First Bone Marrow RegistryAllAfrica.comFor instance, leukemia and lymphoma are common blood cancers in Nigeria that can be cured with bone marrow transplantation. Around 1-2 million people suffer from sickle cell disease and some …
Replex hosting event to benefit familyLeRoy Farmer City PressHe is currently recovering from a stem-cell transplant in St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis. Because of his ongoing battle, his mother, Lacey has taken a year's leave from…
AiCuris reports positive results from Letermovir trial for control of HCMV in …pharmabiz.comRichard Champlin, director of the worldwide largest Bone Marrow Transplantation Center in Houston, Texas comments: “CMV infections are a major cause of morb…
Utah patient receives new chemotherapy treatmentABC 4After the first failed chemotherapy regimen, it became apparent to his doctor, Dr William Nibbley, that he would need a stem cell transplant. In order to receive the stem cell transplant, his cancer …
Researchers aim to cut risk of cornea transplant rejectionIrish Times“Normally corneal transplantation has a good prognosis of graft survival,” he said. “However, many patients who have had previous transplants or have problems with infections in…