Coventry Telegraph |
Nuneaton mum backs donor card drive after finding some solace in knowing …
Coventry Telegraph Unfortunately the liver transplantation failed to be successful but his kindness still helped four other people. Margaret learned that the transplants were a success for the recipients of Michael’s corneas and kidneys, and that his kidneys went to a … |
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Grand Mufti of Kazakhstan supports organ donation after death
Tengrinews 3000 people require kidney transplantation, 1000 needs liver transplantation and 800 people have a need for “a new” heart. Doctors from the Syzganov Center believe that Kazakhstan lacks donors largely because quite few translation surgeries are made. |
Success story: liver transplantation in AlmatyTengrinewsIt can take from 4 to 18 hours to perform and is more difficult than even a heart transplantation. The difficulty lies in stitching very fine vessel, some of them as small as 2 mm in diameter. Eve…
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Cincinnati Children’s Launches Lung Transplant Program
Sacramento Bee Common indications for lung transplantation include cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, surfactant protein deficiency and bronchiolitis obliterans. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood … Cincinnati Children’s creates lung transplant programCincinnati.com |
Treatment for Severe Flu at UAB HospitalAlabama’s13.comThe machine was first developed for use in heart bypass surgery, but it has now also been used as a bridge to heart or lung transplantation as well as the treatment of severe lung diseases. In extr…
Cytonet Submits European Approval Application For Liver Cell Therapy To Treat …PR Newswire (press release)The only cure currently available is liver transplantation, which can be an extremely difficult procedure for the very young. Additionally, ther…
Science Codex |
Researchers find metabolic clues to diabetic kidney failure
Science Daily (press release) 15, 2014 — January 15, 2013 — About 33 percent of people with type 2 diabetes suffer kidney damage that progresses to end stage renal disease (ESRD), at which point they require either dialysis or kidney transplantation. Scientists have thought that … Study finds metabolic clues to diabetic kidney failureMedical Xpress |
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Cincinnati Children’s creates lung transplant program
Cincinnati.com Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has started a pediatric lung transplant program. The hospital will be one of the few in the country capable of performing transplants for infants as small as 11 pounds, hospital officials said. The program … Cincinnati Children’s Launches Lung Transplant ProgramSYS-CON Media (press release) |
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Joslin Finds Metabolic Clues to Diabetic Kidney Failure
Newswise (press release) Kidney International. Newswise — BOSTON – January 15, 2013 – About 33 percent of people with type 2 diabetes suffer kidney damage that progresses to end stage renal disease (ESRD), at which point they require either dialysis or kidney transplantation. |
Cruise Fever |
Princess Cruises Raising $1 Million for the American Heart Association
Cruise Fever Dr. Kathy Magilato, MD, MBA, FACS is one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons specializing in heart transplantation, heart failure, and mechanical/artificial heart technology. She is the director of the Women’s Cardiac Services at Saint John’s … |