Chattanooga Times Free Press |
Chattanooga’s Dr. Joseph Cofer to head American Board of Surgery
Chattanooga Times Free Press He completed his residency in Chattanooga and completed a fellowship in liver and kidney transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. In Chattanooga, he worked to create the community medical assistance program, “Project Access … |
Technology teamup targets liver cancerWestern NewsIn some cases this acts as a bridge to liver transplantation. Due to low complication rates, faster recovery times and reported survival rates comparable to resection, the indications for these minimall…
Cardio Notes: Curbing Heart Worries After Liver TransplantMedPage TodayHigher exercise intensity was associated with a lower likelihood of metabolic syndrome among patients more than a year out from a liver transplant, according to a study in Liver Tra…
BBC News |
Escape from Alcatraz: Gavin Maitland’s swim back to life
BBC News Lung transplantation is an incredibly complex procedure, and patients are typically judged on their post-operation survival at various stages – one year, three years, and five years. Gavin Maitland adjusts his goggles. Please turn on JavaScript. Media … |
The Virginian-Pilot |
Former Smithfield officer finally can declare victory
The Virginian-Pilot “He was definitely one of the fastest, most aggressive recurrences that I’ve seen,” said Dr. R. Todd Stravitz, medical director of liver transplantation at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center. The standard treatment regimen had failed Beach … |
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St. Luke’s performs country’s first successful renal denervation
Malaya … due to heart attacks are attributed to resistant hypertension. Uncontrolled hypertension also leads to higher rates of congestive heart failure and parenchymal kidney disease that may eventually require dialysis or kidney transplantation,” Dr. Cruz … |
Daily News & Analysis |
Hypnotherapy helps patients manage stress level
Daily News & Analysis Hypnotherapy is not just used for major surgeries like kidney transplantation, but even for simple dental procedures. Dr Prashant Bhimani, a psychologist, who has used hypnotherapy to help several transplant patients manage their pre-surgery stress at … |
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Kidney victims appeal to govt for more support
Republica KATHMANDU, Aug 10: The National Kidney Victims´ Association Nepal has appealed to the government for providing additional support to the kidney victims on the amount provided for dialysis and kidney transplantation. The government has been providing … |
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Controversial Turkish Surgeon Odd Man Out in Ergenekon Trial
Al-Monitor … he was already a general surgeon specialist at Ankara’s Hacettepe University; two years later, he became a fellow at the Shriner’s Burns Institute in Galveston, Texas; and he was only 31 when he performed the first ever living-related kidney … |
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Moody’s Reaffirms Erlanger’s Baa2 Bond Rating
The Chattanoogan “Erlanger garners a wide regional draw with unique high end acute care services (kidney transplantation, PICU, NICU III, Level I trauma) and a strong market share of 31.3 percent in the total 15-county service area,” the report said. “In addition … |