When doctors told Tatum Williams that her 20-month-old son's last chance to cure a life-threatening gut infection was to transfer a stool sample — yes, poop — from mother to son, the Baltimore mother didn't blink. The fecal transplant cured…
Infliximab, corticosteroids linked to worse IBD after liver transplant – Healio
HealioInfliximab, corticosteroids linked to worse IBD after liver transplantHealioInvestigators observed an association between worsening IBD and the use of infliximab (P=.006) or corticosteroids (P=.006) as treatment for IBD symptoms after transplant….
Blood donation drive at Navi Mumbai and Mumbai – Times of India
Blood donation drive at Navi Mumbai and MumbaiTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: A total of 669 Nirankari volunteers donated blood at four camps organized in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai on Sunday, October 21. With this drive, the Sant Nirankari Mandal has achivied a tal…
'Father of Bone Marrow Transplantation' Dr. E. Donnall Thomas Dies – Newswise (press release)
TopNews Arab Emirates'Father of Bone Marrow Transplantation' Dr. E. Donnall Thomas DiesNewswise (press release)Newswise — SEATTLE – E. Donnall Thomas, M.D., who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his pioneering work in b…
UCLA's Heart Transplant Program Ranked Among Nation's Best
The heart transplant program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has again been recognized as one of highest ranking in the nation by an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Father of bone marrow transplant E. Donnall Thomas dies at 92
E. Donnall Thomas, a physician who pioneered the use of bone marrow transplants in leukemia patients and later won the 1990 Nobel Prize in medicine, has died in Seattle at age 92
More evidence shows fecal transplants may combat bacterial infections
"Fecal transplants" are an effective way to treat people with one type of intestinal bacteria infection, a new study shows
Education, moderate alcohol linked to lung disease – Times of India
Education, moderate alcohol linked to lung diseaseTimes of IndiaCOPD is one of the most common lung diseases, having two forms; chronic bronchitis, which involves a long-term cough with mucus, and emphysema, which involves destruction of the lungs over…
Servier's heart failure drug receives provisional NICE backing – Zenopa
Servier's heart failure drug receives provisional NICE backingZenopaThe UK regulator has issued final draft guidance recommending endorsing the ivabradine treatment as an option for patients with chronic heart failure who have a left ventricular ej…
E. Donnall Thomas, Father of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Passes Away – RedOrbit
RedOrbitE. Donnall Thomas, Father of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Passes AwayRedOrbitThe doctor who is recognized as the father of bone marrow transplantation died Saturday at the age of 92. E. Donnall Thomas, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1990 fo…