NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hispanic patients in need of a heart transplant are 50 percent more likely to die before they get one than white patients, according to new research. And although that wasn't the case for black transplant patients in the…
Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver … – EurekAlert (press release)
Successful pregnancies possible for women following liver …EurekAlert (press release)The study appearing in the June issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of …and …
Bristol-Myers Squibb reveals NULOJIX data – CSL Recruitment
Bristol-Myers Squibb reveals NULOJIX dataCSL RecruitmentNULOJIX is the first selective T-cell costimulation blocker for the prophylaxis of organ rejection in adults with Epstein-Barr Virus who are having a kidney transplant in conjunction with basilixi…
FDA Fast Tracks NS5A Inhibitor for HCV – Infectious Disease Special Edition
Infectious Disease Special EditionFDA Fast Tracks NS5A Inhibitor for HCVInfectious Disease Special EditionLow potential for drug–drug interactions, thus greater prospects for treating HCV patients with comorbidities, coinfected with HIV or pre- or po…
Doubling Down on Heart Failure: Researchers Discover New Route to Disease, and … – HealthCanal.com
Doubling Down on Heart Failure: Researchers Discover New Route to Disease, and …HealthCanal.comA new study in the journal Circulation packs a powerful one-two punch in the fight against heart failure. The leading blow: Identification of a unique alli…
Bronx Man To Get New Kidney Following Death Of Sister During Transplant Surgery – CBS Local
CBS LocalBronx Man To Get New Kidney Following Death Of Sister During Transplant SurgeryCBS LocalRoberto Medina and his wife Marybel walked into Montefiore late Wednesday night to begin preparing again for transplant surgery. “Amazing. Heaven sent,
NCI Study Demonstrates Significant Overall Survival and Time-to-Next-Treatment … – MarketWatch (press release)
NCI Study Demonstrates Significant Overall Survival and Time-to-Next-Treatment …MarketWatch (press release)The results (detailed in Abstract #2528), reported in a poster presented by the NCI, demonstrated that vaccination following rituximab combinat…
Control of disease activity and biologic treatment increase life expectency in … – Medical Xpress
Control of disease activity and biologic treatment increase life expectency in …Medical XpressThe study also found the mortality was similar irrespective of the method of action of biologics (anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs [anti-TNFs] or rituximab…
Organ donation spreads gift of life – Coshocton Tribune
3News NZOrgan donation spreads gift of lifeCoshocton Tribune"I would do it again, and I'm a big supporter of organ donation, whether it's a living donation or through marking it on your driver's license," she said. The one conflic…
CardioKinetix Initiates European Post-Market Trial of First-of-Its-Kind … – MarketWatch (press release)
CardioKinetix Initiates European Post-Market Trial of First-of-Its-Kind …MarketWatch (press release)MENLO PARK, Calif., Jun 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CardioKinetix Inc., a medical device company pioneering a catheter-based treatment for heart failu…