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Call for help: Minor cancer patient needs liver transplant to survive
The Express Tribune “It felt like a bolt from the blue when they told me there are very few liver transplant facilities in Pakistan and that she would need to be taken to India or China,” said Hafeez. Surviving on Rs200 daily wage, he cannot even afford the travel, let … |
COPD `not independent risk factor for lung cancer` – Zee News
Zee NewsCOPD `not independent risk factor for lung cancer`Zee NewsWashington: Many consider the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) itself to be an independent risk factor for lung cancer while others argue that smoking contributes…
Middle East Transplant Games conclude in Abu Dhabi
(MENAFN – Emirates News Agency (WAM)) The 4th Middle East Transplant Games (METG) which drew more than 150 organ transplant donors and beneficiaries from 23 countries across the Middle East …
Ventricular devices give Leominster family hope
The old Bee Gees song “Stayin’ Alive” could be the mantra for three members of a Leominster family who have been helped by three generations of ventricular assist devices.
Revolution in the heart of India (Book Review) – NY Daily News | NewsCred … – New York Daily News
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Revolution in the heart of India (Book Review) – NY Daily News | NewsCred …
New York Daily News This is the untold story of the growth of the Maoist movement in the very heart of India, an insurgency Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls the country’s most serious internal security threat. This is also investigative journalism at its best, with a … |
Local Hospital Celebrates 1000th Heart Transplant – CBS Local
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Local Hospital Celebrates 1000th Heart Transplant
CBS Local Between 90 and 92 percent of patients are alive at a year and close to 70 percent are alive after 5 years, but he says they are continuously involved with studies to determine why some patients suffer acute rejection and others don’t. By the way, the … |
Local Hospital Celebrates 1,000th Heart Transplant
Doctors at The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania celebrated a milestone, the 1,000th heart transplant!
India needs more infectious disease experts, says Indian-American doc
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Despite infectious diseases claiming over 20 million lives a year, India has just a handful of specialists in the field for its 1.2 billion population, says an Indian American expert pushing for this country to set up a special…
Donation of organs directed to China's needy
Beijing (China Daily/ANN) – China is set to expand a computerised system to ensure transparent and fair allocation of donor organs, according to Vice-Minister of Health Huang Jiefu.
The miracle of medicine – Boston Globe
Boston GlobeThe miracle of medicineBoston GlobeIn this section : Magazine. Perspective. The miracle of medicine. On the anniversary of a historic transplant surgery, a lesson on bridging the divide between science and religion. By Diane Speare Triant. …