Reported by Julielynn Wong, MD A single gene may shed light on why more than half of transplanted kidneys fail in 10 years, a new study found. The study of nearly 4,500 European transplant recipients, some whom were followed for 20 years, found kidneys…
Maharashtra govt to rope in spiritual leaders for creating awareness on organ … – Times of India
Maharashtra govt to rope in spiritual leaders for creating awareness on organ …Times of IndiaAccording to the health department officials, the department wants more people to come out and pledge to donate their organs after their death. If people und…
Allegiance Health receives national award for boosting organ donation efforts – The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.com
The Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.comAllegiance Health receives national award for boosting organ donation effortsThe Jackson Citizen Patriot – MLive.comAbout 400,000 people joined the Michigan Organ Donor Registry in 2011, compared to 320,000 in 201…
Americans' heart devices reused safely in India – Reuters India
Americans' heart devices reused safely in IndiaReuters IndiaNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – U.S. patients' used heart devices can be safely implanted in seriously ill heart disease patients in the developing world, a study out Monday suggests. &quo…
Update: One heart patient may have gotten tainted drugs from Framingham pharmacy
Federal drug regulators now say only one heart transplant patient — not two – may have acquired a fungal infection from drugs made by a Framingham pharmacy, according to an update posted on the Food and Drug Administration website. On Monday, the FDA …
More poor patients can now benefit from Delhi govt assistance – Business Standard
More poor patients can now benefit from Delhi govt assistanceBusiness StandardPress Trust of India / New Delhi October 16, 2012, 21:15. Delhi Government today decided to expand scope of providing financial assistance to poor patients suffering from lif…
New infections cast suspicion on 2 more drugs
More issues have been reported with drugs from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis, federal officials said Monday.
NIH $20 Million Transplant Grant Aims at Better Drugs and Long-term Organ … – HealthNewsDigest.com
NIH $20 Million Transplant Grant Aims at Better Drugs and Long-term Organ …HealthNewsDigest.comAlthough belatacept avoids some of the toxicity of earlier transplant drugs, it is associated with higher rates of reversible acute rejection. And because …
FDA: Injectible drugs from Mass. facility suspect
More issues have been reported with drugs from a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis, federal officials said Monday.
Micell Technologies Announces Clinical Data Presentations at TCT 2012 – Sacramento Bee
Micell Technologies Announces Clinical Data Presentations at TCT 2012Sacramento BeeDURHAM, N.C., Oct. 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Micell Technologies, Inc. today announced that data from clinical studies of its investigational MiStentĀ® Sirolimus Eluti…