27Dec/12

Rape survivor airlift was govt., not medical, decision – The Hindu


The Hindu

Rape survivor airlift was govt., not medical, decision
The Hindu
Experts consulted by the government before transferring the critically-ill Delhi gang rape survivor to Singapore have told The Hindu they were only asked if the patient was fit to be airlifted — not if the move was medically advisable. “The question
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27Dec/12

Transplant Patient to Highlight Need for Organ Donation at Rose Parade

Kevin Riepl arrived at Cedars-Sinai in October 2010, suffering from sudden heart failure that left him fighting for his life. Surgeons swiftly installed a heart pump and later transplanted a new heart, saving his life and turning him into an unexpected ambassador for organ donation. Now he is preparing to represent Cedars-Sinai’s Comprehensive Transplant Center on the 2013 Donate Life Rose …

27Dec/12

Transplant Patient to Highlight Need for Organ Donation at Rose Parade – Newswise (press release)

Transplant Patient to Highlight Need for Organ Donation at Rose Parade
Newswise (press release)
Newswise — LOS ANGELES — Dec. 27, 2012 – Kevin Riepl arrived at Cedars-Sinai in October 2010, suffering from sudden heart failure that left him fighting for his life. Surgeons swiftly installed a heart pump and later transplanted a new heart, saving

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27Dec/12

Patient Kevin Riepl Will Draw From His Own Experience with Sudden Heart … – Newswise (press release)

Patient Kevin Riepl Will Draw From His Own Experience with Sudden Heart
Newswise (press release)
“That is rewarding in itself,” added Kobashigawa, who holds the DSL/Thomas D. Gordon Chair in Heart Transplantation Medicine. Cedars-Sinai surgeons perform more adult heart transplants than any other U.S. medical center. In 2011, for example, surgeons

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27Dec/12

Updated chronic kidney disease guideline aims to increase prognosis accuracy – NephrologyNews.com

Updated chronic kidney disease guideline aims to increase prognosis accuracy
NephrologyNews.com
An updated, global version of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF-KDOQI) guideline “Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, Stratification” will be released Dec. 28 by the Kidney Disease: Risk

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