Funds for heart failure study urgedThe Press AssociationA charity is appealing for funds to pay for cutting-edge research examining severe heart failure. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said regenerative medicine research could cure heart failure – …
Livonia councilman awaits kidney for needed transplant
City Councilman Tom Robinson needs a kidney transplant soon.
Now, brain death certification a must – Times of India
Now, brain death certification a mustTimes of IndiaPUNE: In an attempt to boost the number of potential donors and increase cadaver (post-death) organ donations, the state government has made it mandatory for authorized medical practitioners to certify…
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In a significant move aimed at overcoming the problem of acute shortage of cadaver organ donors, the Delhi government will be launching a course to produce specialised transplant coordinators.
To manage organ donation well, a course in transplant coordination – Hindustan Times
To manage organ donation well, a course in transplant coordinationHindustan TimesThis three-day course, called the National Deceased Organ Donation Certificate Course, will be held at the Delhi government-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (IL…
Heart care: Start now – Hindustan Times
Heart care: Start nowHindustan TimesOne in every two people feels that the time to start worrying about heart diseases is after turning 30 years or even later, a survey of 4,000 people by the World Heart Federation in India, Brazil, the United Kingdom …
Organ donation scene uninspiring in State – Assam Tribune
Organ donation scene uninspiring in StateAssam TribuneGUWAHATI, Sept 23 – Even as a few individuals come forward to pledge their organs for donation, the trend in Assam does not appear encouraging. Like some other parts of India, donors willing to pl…
To manage organ donation well, a course in transplant coordination
New Delhi, Sept. 24 — In a significant move aimed at overcoming the problem of acute shortage of cadaver organ donors, the Delhi government will be launching a course to produce specialised transplant coordinators.The first batch of 36 doctors from ho…
Newspaper: Hospitals inflate prices on chemo drugs – San Francisco Chronicle
Newspaper: Hospitals inflate prices on chemo drugsSan Francisco ChronicleDuke University Medical Center received $19,420 for a course of rituximab, used to treat lymphoma and leukemia. Medicare would have allowed a maximum payment of $6,420. — Forsyt…
Sikandar Sanam diagnosed with liver cancer – The Express Tribune
The Express TribuneSikandar Sanam diagnosed with liver cancerThe Express TribuneComedian Sikandar Sanam may go to India to get treatment for liver cancer. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: Comedian Sikandar Sanam, the theatre artist who redefined the art of mimicr…