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Worse Than Fiction: Euthanasia on the Rise
National Right to Life News At the 21st European Conference on Thoracic Surgery last May, a paper presented by a group of Belgian doctors reported on “Lung Transplantation with Grafts Recovered From Euthanasia Donors.” Yes, you heard me correctly. According to the abstract, … |
A liver transplant that gave them a new lease of life – Indian Express
A liver transplant that gave them a new lease of lifeIndian ExpressIt was on February 4 this year when 5-year-old Dnyanashree Ghule from Manjari noticed symptoms of Hepatitis A and was soon detected with acute liver failure. Her parents were shocked wh…
Mental State Influences Readmission After Heart Failure Treatment, Study Says – WebMD
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Mental State Influences Readmission After Heart Failure Treatment, Study Says
WebMD “In addition, substance abuse and chronic kidney disease may also adversely impact these rates in congestive heart failure patients.” The study involved 84 patients, average age 66, admitted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit for treatment of acute … |
Mental State Influences Readmission After Heart Failure Treatment, Study Says – Health.com
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Mental State Influences Readmission After Heart Failure Treatment, Study Says
Health.com 20 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure patients’ mental health history and their thinking abilities may influence whether they’re readmitted to the hospital within a month of discharge, a new study says. Depression, a history of substance abuse and a … |
Organ donation can save a life – Kansas City Star
Organ donation can save a lifeKansas City StarResearchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported an increase in organ donor registration 21 times greater than average on the first day that Facebook provided a way for users to share the…
Kidney Transplant Chain Saves 3 Lives, Brings 6 Closer Together – Medical Daily
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Kidney Transplant Chain Saves 3 Lives, Brings 6 Closer Together
Medical Daily “Kidney transplantation is medicine,but this was about a community coming together and helping each other,” the doctor said, adding that a wave of generosity had sent a ripple effect across Salt Lake City, all of Utah, and “perhaps even the nation … Man’s Kidney Donation Is ‘Missing Link’ for Three TransplantsSudan Vision |
Study Casts Doubt on Cytomegalovirus Prevention Strategy – Medscape
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Study Casts Doubt on Cytomegalovirus Prevention Strategy
Medscape DENVER — The new standard of care, valganciclovir, is inferior to established combination therapy in patients undergoing high-risk orthotopic liver transplantation, a new study suggests. In the pivotal clinical trials on which US Food and Drug … |
Comment: Organ donation relies on individual commitment – The Republic
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Comment: Organ donation relies on individual commitment
The Republic Sadly, about 1,500 others awaiting transplants died because no donated organs were available to meet their needs. When confronted with … We can’t grasp the immensity of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean in 2004. We can, however … |
Family still looking for answers in post-transplant death – CBC.ca
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Family still looking for answers in post-transplant death
CBC.ca Nicole Cassavetes died on April 24, 2012 from an infection following her heart transplant surgery. Her parents have gone to Queen’s Park in search of answers, but none have been forthcoming, the family says. (Courtesy Cassavetes family) … |
Davis sisters' story one of courage, sacrifice and perseverance – Chicago Daily Herald
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Davis sisters’ story one of courage, sacrifice and perseverance
Chicago Daily Herald For Ally the stem cell transplant took five hours, two days after the Purdue match. The next day, Ashley received Ally’s harvested stem cells. Ally was gone from Ann Arbor four days, missing the next weekend’s matches and practice while recovering … |