President Mahama has denied being hospitalized and receiving a kidney transplant in a hospital in South Africa. This was contained in a Christmas message from the official facebook page of the Presidency.
When Bioethics Stole Medicine – Metapsychology
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When Bioethics Stole Medicine
Metapsychology As transplant medicine grew in popularity, doctors – seeking to procure more and better organs – adopted the term “brain death” to justify the harvesting of the organs of patients without detectable mental activity. When similar patients awoke from … |
Gangrape survivor remains critical, doctors fear organ failure – Hindustan Times
Gangrape survivor remains critical, doctors fear organ failureHindustan TimesThe 23-year-old woman who was gangraped by six men on December 16 in a moving bus continues to be critical and she remains on ventilator support, doctors said on Tuesday. Doct…
Detroit organ donor to be honored on a float at the Rose Parade – Detroit Free Press
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Detroit organ donor to be honored on a float at the Rose Parade
Detroit Free Press Even though an asthma attack ended her life at age 28, Kristen Michelle Joe is still credited with saving at least four others — as an organ donor. On New Year’s Day, the Detroit woman and 71 other donors across the country will be memorialized in … Detroit organ donor remembered on parade floatMyFox Detroit Kerala’s transplant registry comes aliveThe Hindu |
Doctors fear Delhi gangrape victim heading towards multiple organ failure – India Today
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Doctors fear Delhi gangrape victim heading towards multiple organ failure
India Today They fear the victim, admitted in the ICU, may be heading towards multiple organ failure as her condition further deteriorated on Monday. “She is in a serious condition. She is suffering internal bleeding as the coagulation capacity of her body has … Gangrape survivor remains critical, doctors fear organ failureHindustan Times Rape victim’s condition continues to be critical: DoctorsTimes of India Rape victim’s condition continues to be criticalThe Hindu Daily News & Analysis all 646 news articles » |
Recent recipient of lung transplant thankful for support of community
Two years ago, Jan Lewis , 65, became so short of breath from lung dysfunction that a simple walk through the house took her breath away. With luck, those days are over.
Detroit organ donor remembered on Tournament of Roses Parade float – MLive.com
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Detroit organ donor remembered on Tournament of Roses Parade float
MLive.com Kristen Michelle Joe.jpg In an undated photo provided by the Joe family, Kristen Michelle Joe is shown. After an asthma attack ended her own life at age 28, Kristen was credited with saving at least four others as an organ donor. On New Year’s Day … Detroit organ donor remembered on parade floatMyFox Detroit Kerala’s transplant registry comes aliveThe Hindu |
Transplant in Pittsburgh helps 11-year-old; nonprofit group aids families in need
By Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review When Heather Maeding counted her blessings on a gray December day in Pittsburgh, the number quickly grew. Her husband Glen, across the state in their …
Minn. Woman Gives Gift of Life through Organ Donation – KAALtv.com
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Minn. Woman Gives Gift of Life through Organ Donation
KAALtv.com Although Judith wasn’t a registered organ donor, she told her son she’d like to be one day. Because donors and recipients are anonymous, LifeSource, a donor organization, shared with the Kurash family that Judith’s donation helped up to 60 people. |
Ahmedabad doctor puts dissolvable stents in NRI's heart – Times of India
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Ahmedabad doctor puts dissolvable stents in NRI’s heart
Times of India What made him take the first available flight to Ahmedabad was the fact that bio-absorbable stents were given the commercial nod in India two days back while it will still take a good two years for the same to be approved in US. “Absorbable stents … Hiranandani Hospital, Powai – first in India to implant dissolving STENT in heartPlanet Powai |