CTV NewsCanadians support paid organ donation: Study680 NewsHe found 70 per cent of them felt financial incentives were acceptable for the families of deceased donors, while 40 per cent would approve of compensation for living donors. However, medical …
QoL up for live liver donors versus general population – Medical Xpress
QoL up for live liver donors versus general populationMedical Xpress(HealthDay)—Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the November issue …
Positive results from Phase 1/2 stem cell trial reported – Science Codex
Positive results from Phase 1/2 stem cell trial reportedScience CodexSan Carlos, CA; November 6, 2012 – BioCardia, Inc., focused on regenerative biologic therapies for cardiovascular disease, today announced positive results from a Phase 1/2 heart fa…
Dead yet? Science, scaremongering and organ donation – The Conversation
Dead yet? Science, scaremongering and organ donationThe ConversationAccording to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, whole brain death is required for the legal determination of death in Australia and New Zealand. A patient must be d…
Quacks (mis)treat in the heart of India – Daily Pioneer
Quacks (mis)treat in the heart of IndiaDaily PioneerWith Government healthcare providers often failing to reach the rural poor in Chhattisgarh, jholachaap doctors who do not have a medical degree, are flourishing. This has exposed the locals to risks a…
India Inc rides high on operational gains – Business Standard
India Inc rides high on operational gainsBusiness StandardThe slowdown clouds are still hovering, as reflected in slowing sales growth. But India Inc can still take heart from its September quarter performance. Net profit has gone up 32 per cent, compa…
QoL Up for Live Liver Donors Versus General Population – Doctors Lounge
QoL Up for Live Liver Donors Versus General PopulationDoctors Lounge6 (HealthDay News) — Living liver donors from Japan have higher health-related quality of life (HRQOL) than the Japanese norm population, according to a study published in the Novembe…
Sports broadcaster donates kidney to daughter
Sports broadcaster and ex-Orioles exec Jim Duquette donates kidney to 10-year-old daughter who needed organ transplant to live
Blood donation sessions – Sleaford Today
Blood donation sessionsSleaford TodayThe next blood donation session will be held at the New Life Conference Centre on Mareham Lane, Sleaford. The sessions will be from 1pm-3.30pm and 5pm-8pm on Wednesday November 28. New donors are always needed by th…
The youngest ever patient to have a lung transplant for Wegener's disease decides to train as a doctor
Ayesha Ahmed, 19, from Newcastle, suffers from Wegener's disease, an inflammation of the blood vessels which attacks her lungs. She received a double lung transplant last year.