Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: StudyiVillage EntertainmentThe 10-year rate of liver-related death or liver transplantation was about 2 percent in patients with a sustained viral response but more than 27 percent in tho…
Diabetics tied up as Medicare contractors split on kidney treatment – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Diabetics tied up as Medicare contractors split on kidney treatmentMilwaukee Journal SentinelThe treatment has a higher rate of side effects, including acute rejection. The side effects can be treated but have their own complications. The treatment als…
Tianjin introduces organ donor legislation – China Daily
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Tianjin introduces organ donor legislation
China Daily The Ministry of Health and the Red Cross Society of China launched a nationwide public organ donation system about two years ago to help facilitate organ donations by the Chinese public for lifesaving transplants. “The organ donation regulation … Tianjin passes regulation on organ donationGlobal Times |
'Once Nirbhaya stabilizes, intestinal transplant is the only surgical option' – Times of India
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‘Once Nirbhaya stabilizes, intestinal transplant is the only surgical option’
Times of India The cold ischemia time (time that the intestine is preserved) is critical. We like to keep it below 5 hours. The operation typically takes between 15-20 hours. There is also a question of ‘loss of abdominal domain’ in patients whose total small … |
Chicago donor cleared to give kidney to stranger – Chicago Tribune
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Chicago donor cleared to give kidney to stranger
Chicago Tribune The recent graduate of Roosevelt University has been cleared for organ donation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, bringing her one step closer to a personal goal: Giving one of her kidneys to a complete stranger. The 21-year-old’s interest in … |
Frugal innovation: Cost of heart surgeries in India at world's cheapest rates – Economic Times
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Frugal innovation: Cost of heart surgeries in India at world’s cheapest rates
Economic Times MYSORE: Narayana Hrudayalaya, a pioneer in low-cost cardiac care, is building a chain of hospitals that will carry out heart surgeries at the cheapest rates in the world, buttressing India’s reputation as the Mecca for frugal innovation. A series of … |
Fan dies of heart attack in stadium – Times of India
Fan dies of heart attack in stadiumTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: A cricket fan from Bangalore watching the India-Pakistan T20 international match died after suffering a massive cardiac arrest as the match headed to a high-adrenalin finish at the M Chinnaswa…
Bangalore becomes hub of hybrid heart surgeries – Times of India
Bangalore becomes hub of hybrid heart surgeriesTimes of IndiaBANGALORE: Heart surgeries are going hybrid in Bangalore. Going innovative in addressing heart ailments like major arterial blockages, big hospitals in the city are conducting advanced hybrid…
Blood donation camps need of the hour: officials – The Hindu
Blood donation camps need of the hour: officialsThe HinduAlthough the State has an excellent record of voluntary blood donations, the experience of a poor patient from a village makes a mockery of the entire system in place. Last week, when a patient h…
A year on, quartet in kidney swap transplant bond over festivities – Times of India
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A year on, quartet in kidney swap transplant bond over festivities
Times of India … couple gets a kidney from a donor in the second couple. Similarly, the patient from the second couple gets an organ from the donor in the first couple. * India’s first successful swap transplant was carried out in June 2006 at Jaslok Hospital … |