Heart failure patients getting second chanceToday’s Medical DevelopmentsRecent developments surrounding the SynCardia temporary total artificial heart will make the life-saving device available to three times the number of people suffering from end-sta…
Show heart failure rates in diabetes trials: experts – Endocrinology Update
Show heart failure rates in diabetes trials: expertsEndocrinology UpdateHeart failure is almost universally ignored in large-scale diabetes trials even though some glucose-lowering drugs unequivocally raise the risk, experts report this week in the Lan…
BC man alleges health ministry discriminates against transgender patients – Vancouver Sun
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BC man alleges health ministry discriminates against transgender patients
Vancouver Sun A transgender B.C. man is alleging that the province discriminates against people seeking gender-reassignment surgery by forcing them to ask the Ministry of Health for approval before they can go under the knife. Jackson Rae Flagg’s complaint to the B … |
Conjoined twins born with one body moved to one of India's top hospitals – New York Daily News
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Conjoined twins born with one body moved to one of India’s top hospitals
New York Daily News Dr. Shikha Malik, who delivered the babies and is helping the family, said the newborns have two heads, two necks, two spines and two separate esophagi and trachea, but they have only one heart and stomach and one lung each. She added that most of … Mum yet to meet baby with two headsNinemsn |
More than 50 donors join blood donation day – Macau Daily Times
More than 50 donors join blood donation dayMacau Daily TimesHe added that the authorities have a mechanism to contact donors when needed. Furthermore, the Macao Blood Transfusion Centre will control the number of donors during blood donation events amo…
Protein could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, researchers say – Ottawa Citizen
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Protein could improve diagnosis and treatment of heart failure, researchers say
Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — A protein found in the blood of people with heart failure could be a game-changer in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and other chronic illnesses, according to researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The protein … |
'Discussion on death can solve several problems' – Times of India
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‘Discussion on death can solve several problems’
Times of India Therefore, he said, the workshop included practical topics like euthanasia, living wills and organ donation. Crack, who works as a palliative care consultant, believes that open communication with patients and relatives can help reduce assaults on … |
Organ donation centre holds training courses for HMC staff – Gulf Times
Gulf TimesOrgan donation centre holds training courses for HMC staffGulf TimesSeveral workshops were held over three days with the purpose of providing the attendees with a clearer vision of the Organ Donation and Transplantation Programme and its futu…
Neighbor Does Incredible Thing For His Friend – MyFox Philadelphia
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Neighbor Does Incredible Thing For His Friend
MyFox Philadelphia On last Tuesday, the men went into HCMC for the transplant surgery and it was a success. They released Chuck just a few days later. He says it was all part of a higher calling. I went into it truly believing that god wasn’t done with me yet,” says Paulson. |
Because Friends – Charlotte Observer
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Because Friends
Charlotte Observer Surgeons fix problems – or at least try to – and the problems are often huge, as is the lingo: laparoscopic bariatric surgery, live donor nephrectomy, minimally invasive endoscopy, microwave ablation. As former nurses, Pattie and Sheri spoke that … |