Kidney, urology treatment centre opened in HyderabadHindu Business LineThe 100-bed institute would provide advanced endo-urology, laparoscopic and laser surgical technologies in the speciality of urology. In the nephrology division, acute kidney care, …
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‘We were lucky dad Niall had a healthy kidney to spare.. but everyone should …
Irish Mirror “Kidney transplantation is a much more cost-effective solution. Five years of dialysis can cost up to €400,000 per child – a transplant has a once-off cost of €30,000 for the first year and about €10,000 per year thereafter.” Nephrology nurse Sheila … |
Predictors of renal recovery in patients with pre-orthotopic liver transplant …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Renal dysfunction occurs commonly in patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for end-stage liver disease. The use of s…
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Bon Jovi Fan ‘Livin’ On A Prayer’ — With a New Heart
Healthcare Global (press release) … Christ Medical Center is a leader in health care and one of the major referral hospitals in the Midwest in a number of specialties, including cardiovascular services, heart and kidney transplantation, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics and women … |
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KSA comes a long way in liver transplants
Arab News Mohammed Al-Sebayel, the first Arab surgeon performing liver transplants and chairman of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic Surgery Department at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) in Riyadh, said: “We perform 2-3 successful … |
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Loyola Performs Record Number of Liver Transplants in FY 13
Newswise (press release) Loyola’s dedicated liver transplant team is headed by surgeon Amy Lu, MD, division director of Intra-Abdominal Transplantation, and hepatologist Jamie Berkes, MD, medical director of Liver Transplantation. Dr. Lu, one of the top liver transplant … |
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For fairer transplants, ‘gerrymander’ maps
Futurity: Research News His situation brought national attention to the large geographic disparities in liver transplantation. Segev, a transplant surgeon, says that if a patient from San Francisco or New York City needed a liver transplant, it would be difficult to recommend … |
Boston GlobeA Great Day And A Great Future For AlnylamSeeking AlphaCurrently, the only treatment options for early stage FAP disease are liver transplantation and tafamidis (approved in Europe). The mean survival for familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy…
Craig Kessler – Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Lombardi Comprehensive …Seeking AlphaIn transthyretin amyloid we host a liver transplantation would be an effective treatment by removing the source of the genetically variant TTR and given that al…
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Karunya homes for patients’ helpers
The Hindu He said the budget for the current financial year had earmarked several projects for the health sector, including a liver transplantation unit at the Thiruvananthapuram MCH and Burns units in all Government MCHs. Union Minister of State for Human … |