Dr. James W. West made medical history when he helped perform the world’s first human organ transplant in 1950 at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park on a woman in desperate need of a kidney. His subsequent research — and personal exp…
Cell Receptor has Proclivity for T Helper 9 Cells, Airway Inflammation – HealthCanal.com
Cell Receptor has Proclivity for T Helper 9 Cells, Airway InflammationHealthCanal.com"These findings may have broad impact on how to treat chronic inflammation, such as allergic inflammation and chronic allograft rejection after transplantation, s…
Link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction – ScienceBlog.com (blog)
UCSD Medical CenterLink between kidney removal and erectile dysfunctionScienceBlog.com (blog)Link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between …
Dave Jewett wins Lumberjack World Championships
Kidney transplant recipient Dave Jewett wins world lumberjack event.
Brain dead may be life-givers – The Asian Age
Brain dead may be life-giversThe Asian AgeSwathi Krishna, the 17-year-old girl, who will soon be out of hospital with a slice of her aunt's liver, has brought in to focus issues connected with organ donation in a State that still fights shy of the …
Spotlight on selected articles from the Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood – Clinical Oncology News
Clinical Oncology NewsSpotlight on selected articles from the Journal of Clinical Oncology and BloodClinical Oncology NewsAnas Younes, MD; Yvette Kasamon, MD; and colleagues took advantage of the CD-20 expression in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (cH…
Rotary's Heart Project – E-Pao.net
Rotary's Heart ProjectE-Pao.netA statement issued by the Coordinator of Gift of Life (India) and Herat to Hear Project said all the children selected will be operated under Rotary's Gift of Life Project, New Delhi.The screening of the children …
Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction – Medical Xpress
Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunctionMedical XpressResearchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy – complete kidney rem…
Lung Transplant for Bronchoalveolar Lung Cancer (BAC) – About – News & Issues
Lung Transplant for Bronchoalveolar Lung Cancer (BAC)About – News & IssuesBut one treatment that's discussed far less often – lung transplantation – may improve survival for some people with a form of lung cancer known as BAC (bronchoalveolar carci…
Mumbai sees 33 organ donations in 7 months – Times of India
Mumbai sees 33 organ donations in 7 monthsTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The first seven months of the year have been good for Mumbai—at least in the sphere of organ donations by deceased. Thirteen families have donated organs of their loved ones who had been…