Thanh Nien DailyVietnam 'cures' first blister patient with marrow transplantThanh Nien DailyNguyen Viet Anh with blisters on the skin before the treatment (L) and after 40 days of getting a bone marrow stem cell transplant (R). Vietnam has seen…
Region's First Double Hand Transplant Performed at Hospital of the University …PR Newswire (press release)Working closely with its partner, Gift of Life Donor Program, a team of 30 members – 12 surgeons, three anesthesiologists and 15 nurses – pe…
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Appears To Be A Good Option For MDS …The MDS BeaconUmbilical cord blood transplantation with a mismatched donor produces similar outcomes as bone marrow transplantation with a mismatched donor, according to result…
Kidney, stem cell transplant patients at SKIMS to get Rs 1 lakhKashmir DispatchChairing the governing body meeting of SK Institute of Medical Sciences here on Friday, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved Rs 1 lakh for each patient who undergoes kidne…
Surgeons Develop Simultaneous Tissue and Stem Cell Transplant TechniqueNewswise (press release)One dog rejected its stem cell transplant 10 weeks after the operation, but continued to tolerate the composite allograft for over one year without immunosup…
Pat's Place: Tips For Infusion DaysThe Myeloma BeaconI started my Velcade (bortezomib) / dexamethasone (Decadron) infusions again last week after recovering for four months from a stem cell transplant that I received this summer. The infusion proce…
Henry Ford becomes first US hospital to offer skin transplant surgery for vitiligoNews-Medical.netHenry Ford Hospital is the first in the country to offer skin transplant surgery as part of its treatment portfolio for patients with the skin disease vit…
Dog gets stem-cell treatment to relieve painWinston-Salem JournalDr. Christine Hunt, DMV, explains the stem-cell transplant that Jake, an 8-year-old Beagle, is undergoing to relieve his constant pain. (more) Would you want stem-cell therapy for your pe…
ThirdAgeAbbott Labs says FDA clears leukemia testBusinessWeekThe Vysis EGR1 FISH Probe Kit can help physicians determine which patients can be treated with chemotherapy, the first option for AML, and who has more severe disease and may require a stem c…
PNoy opens kidney Diagnostic CenterPhilippine Information Agency… first minimally invasive treatment for prostate cancer using high intensity focused ultrasound in the country; first donor nephrectomy using laparoscopic procedure in the country; and …