Starting next year 1.1 million US Walmart employees and their dependents will be eligible for free heart, spine, and transplant surgery at 6 highly regarded health care organizations. Walmart employees will have no out-of-pocket costs, including travel…
Blood Transfusion Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in TAVR Patients – TCTMD
TCTMDBlood Transfusion Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in TAVR PatientsTCTMDIn patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), the need for blood transfusion is strongly linked to acute kidney injury (AKI), a complication that in…
Columbia County boy needs help raising money for double-lung transplant
Sawyer Mobley, a 9-year-old Columbia County boy, needs a double-lung transplant. Several fundraisers are planned to help the family with expenses.
Neural stem cells successfully implanted into the brains of four boys – Los Angeles Times
Neural stem cells successfully implanted into the brains of four boysLos Angeles TimesScientists have performed the first successful neural stem cell transplant into the brains of four boys with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. The disorder is a rare but …
Single gene variant may affect transplanted kidney survival
Scientists have discovered a single gene variant in kidney transplant donors that may predict whether or not the transplanted kidney will survive in the recipient – which may help prevent painful rejection in the future
VIDEO: Heart swap patient marks 25 years
The UK's first baby heart transplant survivor has celebrated a quarter of a century since her historic operation.
PGI to hold conference on liver diseases – Times of India
PGI to hold conference on liver diseasesTimes of India… donation. This website will be unique of its kind giving all the required information to the general public about various aspects of organ donation including the various organs which can be dona…
HRT cuts CVD by 50%, latest "unique" data show – TheHeart.Org
MediplacementsHRT cuts CVD by 50%, latest "unique" data showTheHeart.OrgHvidovre, Denmark (updated) – Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women with a mean age of 50 significantly reduced the risk of the combined end point of …
Drug Class Linked to Worse Outcomes After Transplant – Doctors Lounge
Drug Class Linked to Worse Outcomes After TransplantDoctors LoungeFRIDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) — Kidney transplant patients who receive mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors after transplant have a greater probability of death or transpl…
Britain's youngest heart transplant patient celebrates her 25 year anniversary
Kaylee Davidson-Olley made medical history when she had the transplant aged just four months at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.