Former UMD basketball player remembered as inspirationDuluth News TribuneRon Metso, a former Bulldogs center who was paralyzed in a diving accident in 1990, died of heart failure Sunday in Robbinsdale, Minn. He was 54. By: Jon Nowacki, Duluth News Trib…
Organ donation rates still low in Ontario, says Trillium Gift of Life Network – Toronto Star
Toronto StarOrgan donation rates still low in Ontario, says Trillium Gift of Life NetworkToronto StarAwareness of organ and tissue donation is at an all-time high, but Ontarians still are not taking action to help solve the problem. The newest registra…
Fibroscan – Non-Invasive Technique to Diagnose Liver Disorders – Business Review India (press release)
Fibroscan – Non-Invasive Technique to Diagnose Liver DisordersBusiness Review India (press release)In patients with metabolic disorder like fatty liver and alcoholic liver disease, it serves as next best to biopsy as it is completely safe and non inv…
No transplant for woman in religious freedom case – Wed, 25 Jul 2012 PST
A Kansas woman's victory in a religious freedom case came too late for a life-saving liver transplant.
Study: TranS1 spine surgery leads to complications down the road – Mass Device
Study: TranS1 spine surgery leads to complications down the roadMass Device… The return on investment of administrative simplification · App-solute adherence: Using mobile technology to prevent transplant rejection · Leukemia talks to i…
Key Function of Protein Discovered for Obtaining Blood Stem Cells as Source … – Science Daily (press release)
Key Function of Protein Discovered for Obtaining Blood Stem Cells as Source …Science Daily (press release)Researchers Find Way to Help Donor Adult Blood Stem Cells Overcome Transplant Rejection (Aug. 4, 2011) — Findings may suggest new strategies f…
Force of habit: Stress hormones switch off areas of the brain for goal … – Medical Xpress
Force of habit: Stress hormones switch off areas of the brain for goal …Medical XpressThe researchers have now reported in the Journal of Neuroscience that the interaction of the stress hormones hydrocortisone and noradrenaline shut down the activity…
'State-of-the-art' sinks source of Toronto hospital's outbreak, study reveals
State-of-the-art handwashing sinks installed in the intensive care unit and some patient rooms in Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital actually became the reservoir of a pesky drug-resistant bug that infected or colonized 66 patients from the fall of 200…
SynCardia Total Artificial Heart Recipient Excited to Adopt New Baby One Year After Heart Transplant
“I Feel Better Than I’ve Felt in Years, Maybe Even My Entire Life,” Says Shawn GallowayTucson, AZ (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 On Sept. 20, 2011, 39-year-old Shawn Galloway was given new life when she received a donor heart transplant after 60 days of s…
Unknown Heart Woes May Hurt the Old – ABC News
ABC NewsUnknown Heart Woes May Hurt the OldABC NewsOlder people living with heart abnormalities that could lead to heart failure may have never had those abnormalities diagnosed, meaning they miss out on treatments that could help, according to a new s…