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 CMC to Join Body That Will Frame Policies on Liver care 
The New Indian Express “We are happy to thank the community for the organ donations (harvested from brain dead persons) and we are returning something to the society by way of performing free transplantation to the poor and the needy,” Eapen said. Lack of country-based data …  | 
'I could feel his heart:' Organ donor families bond with recipients after … – NBCNews.com
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 ‘I could feel his heart:’ Organ donor families bond with recipients after … 
NBCNews.com Direct communication is not allowed; organ donor families and organ recipients who want to reach out have to send letters of introduction through the OPOs or transplant centers, which forward them along and monitor the communication. That’s because of …  | 
Capitol fight over organ donation bill – abc27
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 Capitol fight over organ donation bill 
abc27 Pennsylvania’s organ donation law dates to 1994, in the days following the highly publicized heart and liver double transplant of Governor Bob Casey. It was a national leader then but other states now do more to facilitate organ donation. Supporters …  | 
No facilities for treatment of congenital heart ailments: Himanta – Times of India
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 No facilities for treatment of congenital heart ailments: Himanta 
Times of India Addressing an interactive session with parents of children having heart diseases here on Wednesday, Sarma said, “There are an estimated 15,000 children in the state having congenital heart diseases. But treatment to this disease is not available in the … Assam to offer heart treatment to 619 ailing kidsCanIndia News  | 
New heart failure warning for diabetics – Yorkshire Post
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 New heart failure warning for diabetics 
Yorkshire Post The chief executive of Diabetes UK, Barbara Young, added: “The finding that every fourth person admitted to hospital with heart failure has diabetes is a stark illustration of how we are facing an epidemic of diabetes-related complications. “Given how …  | 
An enduring success story – The Hindu
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 An enduring success story 
The Hindu Though the significance of this transplant was not immediately apparent to anyone but the team who operated on him, over two years down the line the doctors dared to talk about India’s first successful liver transplant (Indian Paediatrics, 2001 … 36 Year Old Undergoes 16 Hour Liver Transplant Surgery at HCG, Gets a New …Business Wire India (press release)  | 
Manipal Hospital: A Life Changing Open Heart Surgery in India on a 31 Weeks … – SBWire (press release)
Manipal Hospital: A Life Changing Open Heart Surgery in India on a 31 Weeks …SBWire (press release)Weighing a mere 1.3 kgs, after her delivery, Andrea lived her first 2 months in ICU, with 2 large holes in her heart, because she was not able to breat…
Blood donation camp held at Naval dockyard – Times of India
Blood donation camp held at Naval dockyardTimes of IndiaVISAKHAPATNAM: Stressing on the need to build awareness about voluntary blood donation, King George Hospital (KGH) medical officer Dr K Syamala Devi said there is a 30-40% shortfall of blood every…
Biologics Projected to Transform Uveitis Treatment – Medscape
MedscapeBiologics Projected to Transform Uveitis TreatmentMedscapeThese include the anti-CD20 inhibitors rituximab and ocrelizumab, the anti-TNF inhibitors certolizumab and golimumab, the interleukin-6 inhibitor tocilizumab, the interleukin-1 inhibitor…
Early autologous stem cell transplant extended PFS in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma – Healio
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 Early autologous stem cell transplant extended PFS in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 
Healio Early autologous stem cell transplantation extended PFS in patients with diffuse, aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to study results. The study began with 370 patients (median page, 51 years; 59% men) whose disease had an age-adjusted …  | 
