Uterus transplant: Gynecologists on track to make medical historyABC Online (blog)Eleven Years ago an attempt was made to perform the world's first uterus transplant in Saudi Arabia. In 2012 a team of surgeons including Gold Coast gynecologist , As…
Nigeria's first stem cell transplantDaily SunBy Sun News Publishing Medical scientists at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin-City, Nigeria, have recorded a major scientific breakthrough in having a successful stem cell transpla…
Rona raises $20k for colleague with cancerBCLocalNewsBy Sam Van Schie – Goldstream News Gazette Last Friday, 20 employees shaved their heads in support of their colleague Peter Tennant who is battling leukemia and needs a stem cell transplant from his …
ABC NewsU.S. Cord Blood Supply Lacking, GAO SaysABC NewsAt the time, there were an estimated 44000 units, which was considered inadequate to offer a wide range of units for those who might benefit from a stem cell transplant. As mandated by the law, th…
PETERSON v. NORTHEAST BANKLeagle.comIn June 2006, after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia, Peterson took an unpaid leave to undergo a double stem cell transplant. In February 2007, after returning to work, Peterson was allegedly mistr…
US Cord Blood Supply Lacking, GAO SaysMedPage TodayStill, the government and cord blood advocates would like to see 30% more cord blood units and say there aren't enough units from certain racial and ethnic groups, who may have difficulty finding a…
Arnie's Rebounding World: The Second, Salvage TransplantThe Myeloma BeaconMy doctor recommended trying to get my disease back under control with chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and then a second stem cell transplant. There has been a l…
Two-Drug Combo May Help Hard-to-Treat LeukemiaWebMD"There is a tremendous need for new therapies," says Ira Braunschweig, MD, director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY "This is one …
Doctor relives experience of first stem cell transplantThe Nation NewspaperNow, to prepare Mathew, the patient and Emmanuel, the donor for bone marrow transplantation, we first did what is called a donor search. So, in the case of Mathew Ndik, the seve…
Rats! Hyperglycemia Protects Against Glaucoma!Archives of OphthalmologyIn a study evaluating the effect of STZ-induced diabetes on allograft rejection in murine models of islet and skin transplantation, absolute lymphopenia was noted in both blood and …