India Today |
Wombs transplanted into nine women in Sweden
India Today Life-saving transplants of organs such as hearts, livers and kidneys have been done for decades and doctors are increasingly transplanting hands, faces and other body parts to improve patients’ quality of life. Womb transplants – the first ones … |
Research Could Expand Availability of Hand, Face TransplantsScience Daily (press release)Building on previous TBRC animal studies, the researchers tested whether combining bone marrow transplantation with VCA could induce chimerism and tolerance. In th…
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Bone marrow drive energized for African Americans in Pittsburgh
Tribune-Review Thousands of people with leukemia and other blood diseases benefit every year from bone marrow transplantation, in which healthy blood-forming cells are put directly into a patient’s bloodstream. Experts worry that too many sick people struggle to find … |
Women of ChinaChina Unveils Investigation Report on Deadly Pipeline BlastWomen of ChinaA total of 63 people will be penalized, with 48 of them to receive punishments for violating Party and administrative disciplines and 15 others having been transferr…
Cadaver organ transplants rare affair in govt hospitalsTimes of IndiaMADURAI: Tamil Nadu recently overtook Maharashtra to top the chart in cadaver organ donation. However, the southern state is still short of organs to be transplanted to needy patients…
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PASSAGES 2013: Remembering a few of the valley’s notables
Conway Daily Sun However, just two months later, Ian’s doctor delivered devastating news: cancer had spread to other organs. His doctor prescribed weekly transfusions …. Donations may be sent to the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, P.O. Box 424, North Conway, NH, 03860 … |
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Medical world acts muse for debut author Ritvik Kukreja
Business Standard The author who has degree in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication says he was “strongly affected by the shocking healthcare scenario in the country. “The abysmal state of … The author touches upon the Hippocratic oath … |
Science Codex |
NEJM study evaluates early stem cell transplants for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
YottaFire After initial chemotherapy, those who responded were randomly assigned to receive an autologous stem cell transplant (125 patients) or to a control group of 128 patients who received three additional cycles of the R-CHOP regimen. Enrollment began in … Fresh hope on stem cells use to regenerate human organsThe Guardian Nigeria Investigators from RIKEN Zero in on Stem Cells4-traders (press release) |
The New Indian Express |
Parents Donate 14-yr-old Son’s Organs
The New Indian Express In a noble act of charity, the bereaved parents of a 14-year-old boy, who died on January 5 after falling into a pond near his house, have donated five of their son’s organs. According to the hospital authorities, this is the first time in the state … 14-year-old donates organsBusiness Standard |
Women of China |
Report on Qingdao’s Deadly Pipeline Blast Unveiled
Women of China A total of 63 people will be penalized, with 48 of them to receive punishments for violating Party and administrative disciplines and 15 others having been transferred to judicial organs for their alleged crimes, the report said. It urged related … |