Scientists show lab-made heart cells ideal for disease research, drug testingMedical XpressThe finding used induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cell technology to create heart-muscle-like cells from the skin of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, which…
INTERMACS DATA SHOWS PROGRESS USING MCS DEVICES IN DESTINATION THERAPY AS A …CisionWire (press release)This report is part of today's Concurrent Session 5 during the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 32ndAnnual Meet…
Hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS: what is it, how is it treated, and what are …Food Poison JournalRenal replacement therapy can be in the form of dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) or renal transplantation. If the patient does not have a…
Tengion Announces IND Filing for Neo-Kidney Augment Expected During First Half …Sacramento BeeAbout the Neo-Kidney Augment™ The Neo-Kidney Augment™ is intended to prevent or delay the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation by catalyzing the …
Scrapping hospital licence upheldIBNLive.comThe petitioner, one Pankaj Rai, had contended that his wife Seema was admitted to Fortis Hospital for kidney transplantation, but died in hospital. Following her death, Rai in his complaint to the Karnataka M…
HCG pumps in Rs.25 crore to set up dedicated liver transplant facilitypharmabiz.comHealthCare Global Enterprises Limited has invested Rs.25 crore to set up a dedicated liver transplantation unit. The healthcare major, which has been raising funds via p…
Tengion Expects To File IND For Neo-Kidney Augment During First Half Of 2013RTT NewsThe Neo-Kidney Augment is intended to prevent or delay the need for dialysis or kidney transplantation by catalyzing the regeneration of functional kidney tissue in pat…
Hackensack University Medical Center Temporarily Suspends Kidney Transplant …Becker’s Hospital ReviewHackensack University Medical Center in Bergen County, NJ, has temporarily suspended its kidney transplantation program after officials discovered it…
SPK Transplants May Offer No Advantage for Type 2 DiabetesRenal and Urology NewsSimultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation offers no patient or survival advantage over deceased-donor kidney transplantation alone (DDKA) for selected patients wit…
Opsona Therapeutics announces the issuance of new patent from the European …MarketWatch (press release)TLR-2 plays an important role in the induction and progression of a number of non-pathogen associated inflammatory conditions including ischemia re…