Shift in lung allocation score alters transplant survival – Medical Xpress
Medical Xpress “Further analysis of the patterns of change in LAS and its effect on post-transplant survival could help refine estimations of net benefit of lung transplantation and improve organ allocation.” One author disclosed financial ties to ImmuneWorks. More … |
City of Joy presented at Arts Block – Brantford Expositor
City of Joy presented at Arts BlockBrantford ExpositorFinding work as a rickshaw driver he meets Max Lowe, a doctor from Miami who lives in India, avoiding the past. Together with an Irish nurse, a Polish priest and Mother Teresa, they start a leper cl…
Elderly Sikh Brutally Attacked Near Fresno Gurdwara – Indiawest.com – India West
IBNLiveElderly Sikh Brutally Attacked Near Fresno Gurdwara – Indiawest.comIndia WestHe also has a punctured lung, and 20 sutures in his head. Relatives told India-West Singh is expected to remain in the hospital for at least two weeks. The elderly man …
Tampa Bay hospital charges vary widely, Medicare data show – Tampabay.com (blog)
Tampa Bay hospital charges vary widely, Medicare data showTampabay.com (blog)Tampa General, he explained, may charge more than other hospitals because it teaches medical students and provides costly services like heart transplantation. It also has a hi…
S. Fla. Gay Community Protesting FDA Blood Donation Rule – CBS Local
S. Fla. Gay Community Protesting FDA Blood Donation RuleCBS LocalGay Community Protesting FDA Blood Donation Rule. May 8, 2013 6:10 PM. View Comments. A small protest was held Wednesday against the Red Cross rule stating gays cannot donate blood. (CBS4…
Researchers Create New Approaches to Treat Childhood PKD – Renal Business Today
Researchers Create New Approaches to Treat Childhood PKD
Renal Business Today Of particular note, the authors recommend an innovative approach for a subgroup of ARPKD patients with severe kidney and liver disease: simultaneous kidney and liver transplantation. “We believe combined liver-kidney transplantation can potentially … |
Kayla will cheer Run aLung participants from Sick Kids – Waterloo Record
Waterloo RecordKayla will cheer Run aLung participants from Sick KidsWaterloo RecordKayla will cheer Run aLung participants from Sick Kids after her transplant surgery. Kayla Baker eats some cake to celebrate her birthday Tuesday in Toronto. submitted….
New thalassaemia hope, cord blood from non-related donors – Indian Express
New thalassaemia hope, cord blood from non-related donors
Indian Express Cord blood stem cells from unrelated donors play a critical role in treating several genetic disorders but Swaraj’s is a rare case, the first in Pune and perhaps the second case in India of unrelated cord blood stem cells being transplanted to cure … |
'Minimally invasive heart surgery fast becoming preferred choice' – Times of India
‘Minimally invasive heart surgery fast becoming preferred choice’
Times of India “Traditionally, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is performed using a heart-lung bypass machine. This machine allows the heart’s beating to … During off-pump/beating heart surgery, the heart-lung machine is not used. The surgeon uses … |
Transplant has kept them going, fund paucity may stop their flight – Times of India
Transplant has kept them going, fund paucity may stop their flight
Times of India “A total of six organ recipients participated in the games from India,” said Davis, who won a silver medal in the last games and is a transplant coordinator at a private hospital at Trichur district of Kerala. Arranging money has … World Transplant … |