Belmont(R) Rapid Infuser Used in First Liver Transplantation in IraqMarketWatch (press release)BILLERICA, Mass., Dec 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Dr. Assad Hassoun, liver transplant surgeon, and Dr. Barry Rose, liver transplant anesthesiologist, both of…
Liver Transplants for Cancer PatientsEmpowHerLiver transplantation is the preferred treatment for most patients. Dr. Ali Zarrinpar and colleagues at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, provided a review. Hepatocellular…
Complete Anemia Correction Improves Transplant OutcomesMedscapeDecember 23, 2011 — Complete rather than partial correction of anemia after renal transplantation is associated with better renal function and graft survival as well as better quality of …
MedIndiaDecember 23, 1954 – Red Letter Day in the Annals of Human Kidney TransplantationMedIndiaThe first human transplantation occurred after many years of research, including taking a leaf out of successful kidney transplantation in dogs. On Octobe…
New hope for 2 HIV+ AfricansIBNLive.comTwo HIV positive Africans suffering from renal problems have got a new lease of life after undergoing kidney transplantation at a private hospital in the city. While most of the HIV infected people are denied trea…
African HIV+ patients find solace in Bangalore hospitalTimes of IndiaJohn and Mohamed Sayeed (name changed), a nurse from Ethiopia, both HIV positive, underwent successful kidney transplantation and are recovering. "The transplants, the first such…
New heart valve procedure available in SWFLNBC2 News"This will probably have a bigger impact than heart transplantation or anything else," says Dr. Hummel. He's talking about a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or "TAVR." …
2 HIV patients undergo kidney transplant in Bangalore hospitalIBNLive.comPTI | 03:12 PM,Dec 22,2011 Bangalore, Dec 22 (PTI) Two HIV positive patients from East Africa, who were suffering from renal problems, have got a new lease of life after kidney tr…
Health referral cost escalatesKuensel, Buhutan’s National NewspaperRecently, he said, the country introduced referral of patients for kidney transplantation with non-relative donors to Kolkota. “We've already received six patients for kidney tran…
MD NewsSpike Seen in Transplants for Fatty Liver DiseaseMedPage TodayBy Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today The frequency of liver transplantation for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) increased six-fold over the past 15 years. Post-transpl…