10Jan/13

Local Sisters Organize Fundraiser To Help Pay For Transplant Surgery – CBS Local

January 10, 2013Transplant Surgeryadmin

CBS Local

Local Sisters Organize Fundraiser To Help Pay For Transplant Surgery CBS Local PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sharing, that’s what sisterhood is all about. But the lifelong bond that local sisters share will literally save a life. “It was terrifying. It was a terrifying thing to hear,” said Geri Whalen, a kidney transplant patient. Whalen …

10Jan/13

Local Sisters Organize Fundraiser To Help Pay For Transplant Surgery

January 10, 2013Pancreasadmin

Sharing, that’s what sisterhood is all about. But the lifelong bond that local sisters share will literally save a life.

10Jan/13

Advances in Kidney Transplantation – MD News (press release)

January 10, 2013Transplantationadmin

MD News (press release)

Advances in Kidney Transplantation MD News (press release) “Fifteen years ago, we thought patients needed dialysis before transplant,” Phil Gauthier, M.D. transplant physician and Medical Director of the kidney transplant program at Porter Adventist Hospital. “Now, we know that patients need transplantation … and more »

10Jan/13

Which Six Companies Are in Michael King's Oncology Wheelhouse? – Jutia Group

January 10, 2013Monoclonal Anti-CD20 Antibodiesadmin

Which Six Companies Are in Michael King’s Oncology Wheelhouse? Jutia Group I think chemotherapy will continue be used and Rituxan (rituximab; administered via infusion) will continue to be used, but now the new drugs will begin to be used in the relapse/refractory patient population. Researchers are also starting to see …

10Jan/13

37-year-old woman is AIIMS's first full body donor

January 10, 2013Liveradmin

A 37-year-old woman from Uttarakhand who suffered irreversible brain damage in a haemorrhagic attack has become the first whole body donor at All India Institute of Medical Sciences this year.

10Jan/13

Anmol's story leads to spurt in organ donations – Times of India

January 10, 2013Liveradmin

Anmol’s story leads to spurt in organ donations Times of India “NOTTO will be functional by April this year. Four zonal centres are also being set up,” he said.At present, there are about 200 kidney, 30 liver and 14 heart transplant centres in India. Prasad said efforts are being made to set up more such centres … and more »

10Jan/13

37-year-old woman is AIIMS's first full body donor – Times of India

January 10, 2013Brain Death Declarationadmin

37-year-old woman is AIIMS’s first full body donor Times of India “We come across many families who are not ready to even listen to us about the possibility of donating the organs in case of brain death of a relative. Mostly people cite religious belief as ground for declining the plea,” Agrawal said. The ORBO chief … and more »

10Jan/13

Sale of kidneys – Frontier Post

January 10, 2013Organ Donor, Organs, Other Transplantationadmin

Sale of kidneysFrontier PostThere is, however, a large gap between the donors and the organ-requires. Pakistan and Bangladesh are the only countries in the region that do not have a law formed on this subject. In India, where all kinds of horrifying st…

10Jan/13

Turning dumpyard into a green lung – Daily News & Analysis

January 10, 2013Lungadmin

Turning dumpyard into a green lung Daily News & Analysis Sion hospital is on it’s way to becoming the first BMC-run hospital to process it’s own biodegradable waste. In a bid to make the surroundings greener, nearly 150 students, doctors and employees of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Sion … and more »

10Jan/13

Have a heart and use your new driver's licence as an organ donor card – Mayo Advertiser

January 10, 2013Organ Donoradmin

Have a heart and use your new driver’s licence as an organ donor card Mayo Advertiser Jim Higgins MEP for Ireland North West and Ireland’s Member of the European Parliament Transport Committee, has encouraged people who are applying for a new driver’s licence from January 19 to fill in the section on the new application form which …