An Alaska man who had been living with a battery-powered artificial heart underwent a successful heart transplant in Seattle.
Katy Hayes, Texas Mom Who Lost Limbs To Flesh-Eating Bacteria, Will Get First U.S. Double-Arm Transplant
By Ros Krasny BOSTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) – A Texas woman who lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria has been approved for a double arm transplant at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in what will be the first such procedure performed…
Single-Port Kidney Removal Through The Belly Button Boosts Living-Donor … – Sacramento Bee
Private MDSingle-Port Kidney Removal Through The Belly Button Boosts Living-Donor …Sacramento BeeIn 2003, UMMC urologist Michael W. Phelan, M.D., a co-author of this Annals of Surgery paper, published a study on the advances in laparoscopic nephrecto…
Mild asthmatics may not need daily steroid use according to a new study – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsMild asthmatics may not need daily steroid use according to a new studyNew York Daily NewsResearchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that people who use corticosteroids every day to control mild asthma d…
Local man needs transplant
Contributed by National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) In 2009, Ken Stevenson, 48, began having issues with his blood pressure, and his health worsened until he was diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. He has also developed pulmonary fibrosis, and…
Thermo Fisher closes acquisition of One Lambda – Businessweek
Thermo Fisher closes acquisition of One LambdaBusinessweekThe privately held company's diagnostic tests are used by transplant centers mostly to determine the compatibility of donors and recipients before a transplant occurs. They are also used to …
PROBLEM SOLVER: Organ donor has no takers – Wicked Local
PROBLEM SOLVER: Organ donor has no takersWicked LocalPROBLEM SOLVER: Organ donor has no takers. By June Jurek. For The Enterprise. Posted Sep 10, 2012 @ 10:50 AM. Last update Sep 13, 2012 @ 10:51 AM. Print Comment. Dear Problem Solver: Like another rea…
Heart Failure Society of America Announces New President At 16th Annual … – Sacramento Bee
Heart Failure Society of America Announces New President At 16th Annual …Sacramento BeeSEATTLE, Sept. 12, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — At the 16th annual scientific meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), Dr. Thomas Force was officially an…
Atlantic Canadians prefer opt-out approach for organ donation, CRA says – The Telegram
The TelegramAtlantic Canadians prefer opt-out approach for organ donation, CRA saysThe TelegramA majority of Atlantic Canadians would prefer a presumed consent model for organ donation where people not wanting to participate have the option to opt out,…
35-year-old wrestler dies of heart failure – Pravda
35-year-old wrestler dies of heart failurePravdaSergei Artyukhin, a 2005 champion of Europe in Greco-Roman wrestling in the heavyweight category has died. The 35-year-old athlete died of heart failure. Artyukhin, who also won the World Cup in 2001, per…