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Helping kids with severe respiratory failure survive until lung transplantation
EurekAlert (press release) Minneapolis, MN, May 6, 2013 – Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been “bridged” toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the … |
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Helping kids with severe respiratory failure survive until lung transplantation
Medical Xpress Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been “bridged” toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the Novalung. This and related devices … |
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Mortality Greatly Reduced for Pediatric Dialysis Patients – Medscape
Medscape Washington, DC — For children with end-stage kidney disease who are maintained on dialysis prior to kidney transplantation, mortality rates have declined dramatically in the past 20 years, according to an analysis of more than 20,000 children. “The 5 … |
Young named assistant dean for medical student diversity and inclusionUAB NewsYoung, a professor in the Department of Surgery who joined UAB in 1997, is director of the pancreas transplant program and director of pediatric renal transplantation. His re…
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New antiviral treatment could significantly reduce global burden of hepatitis C
University of Bristol Around 150 million people globally are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) – a major cause of liver disease and the fastest growing cause of liver transplantation and liver cancer.1 New prevention strategies are urgently required as … |
Kovai hospital offers a ray of hope for kidney failure patientsThe HinduA new procedure in kidney transplantation being administered at a city hospital for the past one year has helped patients avoid the long-term side-effects of drugs, which they have…
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Content with a difference fares well with women
The Hindu ‘Helpline’ and ‘Bathku Bandi’ are two programmes on the channel which seek to reach out to women in need of support. “In a recent show, we featured the travails of a girl in need of liver transplantation and viewers responded by raising around Rs.60 … |
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US FDA approves Raptor Pharma’s Procysbi for treatment of nephropathic …
pharmabiz.com “Sustaining appropriate levels of cysteamine in the body is the key to maintaining organ function and lowering the likelihood of kidney transplantation. Most patients don’t take their cystinosis medication consistently as a result of severe stomach … |
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The Island.lk (subscription) Personally, I found this work most satisfying as I was able to help poor patients suffering particularly from heart and kidney disease with money given from the Fund to undergo cardiac by-pass surgery / kidney transplantation, both in Sri Lanka and abroad. |
For Living Donor, Liver Transplant Mortality Rate at 0.2 PercentDoctors LoungeFRIDAY, May 3 (HealthDay News) — The donor mortality rate during living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is 0.2 percent, regardless of program experience, according to a s…