Partial nephrectomy may offer longer survivalModernMedicineKidney cancer patients who underwent partial nephrectomy experienced better survival than patients who underwent radical nephrectomy, report researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehe…
Padgett returns to city councilStarNewsOnline.comCouncilwoman Laura Padgett returns for the agenda meeting Monday after enduring dual organ transplant surgery in March. Padgett has Type 1 diabetes and was diagnosed with kidney disease in 1994 as a resu…
Baltimore SunPatients moving into new Johns Hopkins buildingThe Star DemocratTransplant surgery, trauma care, labor and delivery are among the services that will be offered at The Sheikh Zayed Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower. The Charlotte R. Bl…
George Sherrill will undergo Tommy John surgery on left elbowThe Seattle TimesAnd they won't be seeing any more of Sherrill in 2012 after announcing Sunday that the left-handed relief pitcher would undergo Tommy John ligament transplant surgery on …
Mariners go for series win this afternoon with Alex Liddi batting cleanupThe Seattle Times (blog)UPDATE: The Mariners just announced that George Sherrill will have "Tommy John" ligament transplant surgery on May 4, meaning he's done for t…
Driscoll Kidney Recipients Celebrate HealthKRIS Corpus Christi NewsMore than 50 kids have had kidney transplant surgery since the program started. Each year those kids get together to celebrate their health by riding rides, playing games, and doing all…
Mom Testifies in Contact Lens LawsuitKRIS Corpus Christi NewsA few months later she lost vision in her right eye and will either need to wear specialized contacts, or undergo cornea transplant surgery in order to be able to see out of that eye. Her mot…
Press-Register – al.com (blog)A&A Vacuum owner Chuck Lord remembered for strong work ethicPress-Register – al.com (blog)By Casandra Andrews, Press-Register MOBILE, Alabama — After recovering from heart transplant surgery 15 years ago, Chuck Lord k…
NDRG2 is involved in the oncogenic properties of renal cell carcinoma and its …UroTodayBACKGROUND: Although NDRG2 is a candidate tumor suppressor, its exact role in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not fully understood. We investigated the functional ro…
Infection claims Nicole Cassavetes days after heart-transplant surgeryMetroNews CanadaNicole had the transplant surgery April 13 and died after contracting an infection. In the weeks leading up to her surgery and in the days afterwards, many friends, f…