15Jan/14

Milestone reached with implantation of 1000th pump to ease congestive heart … – Houston Chronicle (blog)

Milestone reached with implantation of 1000th pump to ease congestive heart
Houston Chronicle (blog)
More than 6 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure―the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to other organs in the body. Almost 600,000 die annually from end-stage heart failure. When medications and pacemakers no longer

15Jan/14

Researchers find metabolic clues to diabetic kidney failure – Science Daily (press release)


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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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15Jan/14

Cincinnati Children's creates lung transplant program – Cincinnati.com

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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