The FDA said today that it had granted approval to the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System for use in heart failure patients waiting for a transplant. Approval of the device had been expected after the FDA?s Circulatory System Devices panel recommen…
FDA approves pump for heart failure patients awaiting heart transplant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), to support heart function and blood flow in patients with end-stage heart failure who are awaiting a heart transplant.
FDA approves pump for heart failure patients awaiting heart transplant – FDA.gov
ForbesFDA approves pump for heart failure patients awaiting heart transplantFDA.govThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), to support heart function and bloo…
P.O.S. expecting his kidney transplant in January
The rapper posted a video today updating fans on his medical situation and thanking them for his support.
Benefit dinner/dance helps Canandaigua woman seeking lung transplant
A spaghetti dinner Saturday, Nov. 24, benefits a Canandaigua woman battling emphysema. Proceeds from the dinner at Richmond Fire Hall on West Lake Road in the hamlet of Honeoye will pay uninsured expenses for Shirley (Lafler) Taylor related it her lung…
98 Miles Foundation donates $85000 to Vermont Children's Hospital – Vermont Biz (press release)
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Frederick senator to introduce organ donation bill – Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
Frederick senator to introduce organ donation billGazette.Net: Maryland Community News OnlineThe bill would ask drivers who are renewing or obtaining a driver's license if they want to opt out of the organ donor program, a change from the current s…
Louisville woman who receives heart, double-lung transplant happy to be celebrating Thanksgiving
Dawn Nelson was dying, breath by breath — until a stranger's organs saved her. Now, she lives her life for two. "I have someone else's heart and lungs inside of me, beating and pulsating," said Nelson, the first person since 1996 to…
Euthanasia, Suicide, Organ Donor, DNR – GroundReport
Euthanasia, Suicide, Organ Donor, DNRGroundReportI could never and, would never, presume to think for Almighty God. I am incapable of ever knowing exactly what is on God's mind, unless God through His Holy Spirit, decides to speak with me on any gi…
The world plans to build 1200 new coal plants, because climate change is … – Grist Magazine
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