The Dr. Georges-L Dumont University Hospital will open New Brunswick's first cornea transplant program as a part of a provincial plan announced last week to address gaps in the distribution of health services, specifically in the francophone areas.
India needs awareness on organ donation: Experts – India.Com Health
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Living-donor liver transplant a success – Daily Inter Lake
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Trading chemistry for ecology with poo transplants
Antibiotics joined our growing arsenal of weapons in the fight against disease over seventy years ago. Their target – the bacterial infections that putrefied our wounds, filled our lungs with pneumonia, and made our genitals less than appealing to our lovers. Bacteria were worthy opponents, and with antibiotics, the war against infection seemed ours to win. Byline: Dyani Lewis Abstract: As …
Diseases in fast-track Social Security program
instead of months or years — for people with a select group of diseases or conditions. The agency is adding 35 conditions to the program on Thursday, bringing the total to 200.
Finding faith in organ donation – Washington Post (blog)
This is PlymouthFinding faith in organ donationWashington Post (blog)It's during this time of year that people often reflect on their spirituality, faith and the extent to which they give back to others. For me, it brings me to thoughts of one of t…
Photos/video: Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies of heart failure at 91 – 89.3 KPCC (blog)
NBCNews.comPhotos/video: Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies of heart failure at 9189.3 KPCC (blog)Jazz composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, whose pioneering style in pieces such as "Take Five" caught listeners' ears with exotic, challenging rhyth…
Report: Jazz great Brubeck died of heart failure – ITV News
NBCNews.comReport: Jazz great Brubeck died of heart failureITV NewsJazz great Dave Brubeck died of heart failure at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Connecticut, according to the Chicago Tribune. The 91-year-old's choice of novel rhythms, classical st…
Awareness needed on organ donation: Experts – Newstrack India
Awareness needed on organ donation: ExpertsNewstrack IndiaNew Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The number of organ donations is much lower in the country compared to other nations, experts said here Wednesday. "Indians need awareness on organ donation. Nearly …
Penn Medicine Performs 1000th Heart Transplant
PHILADELPHIA — Marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the program, Penn Medicine physicians have completed their 1000th lifesaving heart transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). The 1000th patient was transplanted on Sunda…