Institute for regenerative medicine to lead national effort to aid wounded …EurekAlert (press release)The first phase of AFIRM, which began in 2008, resulted in clinical studies of face transplantation, minimally invasive surgery for craniofacial inj…
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The Kidney Crisis
Hour Detroit Magazine Kidney transplantation — the most commonly performed of all transplant procedures in the world — ranks high on the medical dramatics scale, Koffran says, but he’s not sure why. An organ transplantation surgeon …. “Unfortunately, and I hate to say … |
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Azerbaijan has conditions for heart transplantation
AzerNews Azerbaijan has necessary conditions to carry out heart transplant surgery, Deputy Health Minister Elsever Aghayev told journalists at the press conference on Sept. 27. “Successful transplantation of organs has been held in several clinics of Azerbaijan … |
5 lakh patients waiting for kidney transplantThe New Indian ExpressThough around five lakh people are waiting for kidney transplantation, only 4,000-5,000 patients were being able to get the transplantations done in India, Dr Vikranth Reddy, head of Ne…
Women on Heart Transplant List Need Better CareMedPage TodayA new set of guidelines issued earlier this year by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation were aimed at improving patient selection for VADs. The guidelines stress that …
Liver transplant center to be set up in GuatemalaTaipei TimesTo prepare for the establishment of the liver transplant center, 13 Guatemalan physicians completed a year-long internship program for clinical practice in liver transplantation that started …
Shore Health promotes RosenberryThe Star DemocratIn addition to participation in several committees within Shore Regional Health, Rosenberry has been active in many community organizations and endeavors. This past June, she joined Dr. David Leeser, chi…
Post-transplantation encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis without inflammation …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Post-transplantation encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) causing bowel obstruction has been identified as a serious complication af…
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Healthy Kids: Fighting fatty liver disease
STLtoday.com Fatty liver can be seen in children as young as preschoolers, said Dr. Ajay Jain, gastroenterologist/hepatologist and medical director of pediatric liver transplantation at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Jain is leading the hospital’s … |
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Mother’s kidney gives tempo driver a fresh start
Times of India He was eventually referred to MGM hospital in Kamothe where he stayed for over a month to be stabilized for the kidney transplantation. Last week, he was shifted to MGM, Vashi, where his mother’s kidney was successfully transplanted. “The worst part of … |