( JDRF ) JDRF, in collaboration with the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, announced today that it has finalized a grant in the area of islet cell encapsulation to Dr. Camillo Ricordi, M.D. and a team of investigators at the Diabetes Res…
Indian cinema loses the man with many 'hats' – Times of India
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The rise and fall of Anna Hazare – Daily Pioneer
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City's 2nd lung transplant at PD Hinduja
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Perils of intolerance – Deccan Chronicle
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FDA approves clinical trial for cardiac assist device for patients ineligible for transplant
Jarvik Heart, a New York-based maker of miniaturized heart assist devices announced Monday that the company has received regulatory approval for a clinical trial designed to test a ventricular assist device for end-stage heart failure patients. The pat…
Cyclist 'pedals' organ donor awareness – NorthernLife.ca
NorthernLife.caCyclist 'pedals' organ donor awarenessNorthernLife.caThat's where the idea to ride his bicycle across Canada to raise awareness of registering to become an organ donor came from. “I thought 'What … Thomas is being ass…
Still Recovering From Knee Transplant, Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. Is Keeping … – New York Daily News (blog)
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Here's The Incredible Story Of How Steve Jobs Hired A Beatles Superfan At Apple – Business Insider
Business InsiderHere's The Incredible Story Of How Steve Jobs Hired A Beatles Superfan At AppleBusiness InsiderIn the spring of 2009, while recuperating from liver-transplant surgery in Memphis, Tenn., Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a special trip to Su…