A 5-year-old Lombard boy is recuperating after becoming the first heart transplant recipient at the new Lurie Children's Hospital. Tim Grobart, born with a rare heart defect, had been on a waiting list for a new heart since he suffered a heart atta…
Christmas surprise for baby Oscar
A little Portstewart boy who underwent a bone marrow transplant has celebrated his first Christmas at home.
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in … – DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to Convene in …DigitalJournal.com (press release)Panama City, Panama (PRWEB) June 21, 2012 The Pan American Congress on Heart Failure (PAHF) to be held at the El Panama Hotel, in Panama City, …and more&…
Raise Myers was smothered: pathologist – Regina Leader-Post
Raise Myers was smothered: pathologistRegina Leader-PostTypically it takes four to six minutes for brain death to occur, he said. Following Ladham's testimony, defence lawyer Carson Demmans began the defence case, …and more »
Cancer drug price dropped – Bizcommunity.com
Cancer drug price droppedBizcommunity.comThe Department of Health has persuaded pharmaceutical company Roche to halve the price of its cancer drug rituximab, opening the way for the government to provide it to more patients. The drug belongs to an expe…
Shelby County Commission votes in favor of Methodist in organ transplant fight
The public relations war over the distribution of human organs for transplant moved to the Shelby County Commission on Wednesday for a 90-minute skirmish.
Carpentersville boy's next kidney transplant is today
Nathan Saavedra is only 3 years old and has already had enough medical problems to last a lifetime. But family and friends hope a second kidney transplant, scheduled for today, marks the beginning of the end of his suffering. The boy will receive a kid…
Quartette Club ride to benefit man who received heart transplant
NEW BRITAIN — The Quartette Club’s third annual Charity Ride Sunday will benefit city resident Paul Dumais Jr., who recently received a new heart – brought on by his arduous battle a dozen years ago with cancer.
AJC: Transplant patients worse off when they develop in-stent … – Cardiovascular Business
Cardiovascular BusinessAJC: Transplant patients worse off when they develop in-stent …Cardiovascular Business… that development of restenosis in heart transplant patients may be a marker of a more aggressive inflammatory response and part of transp…
Comparative vascular responses three months after paclitaxel and … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Comparative vascular responses three months after paclitaxel and …7thSpace Interactive (press release)We aimed to comparatively assess the vascular response to paclitaxel-eluting (PES) and everolimus-eluting (EES) stents in a porcine coronary model o…