It was a fitting tribute for a selfless sacrifice. Five months after his sister died during a botched surgery to give him a kidney, Roberto Medina joined dozens of friends and family members yesterday in a three-mile walk to raise money and awareness i…
'It is an amazing gift he has given' – This is Hull and East Riding
This is Hull and East Riding'It is an amazing gift he has given'This is Hull and East RidingTHE family and girlfriend of a keen cyclist who died suddenly have found comfort in his decision to become an organ donor. Ian Hoggarth … His family w…
Live workshop on issues in cardiac surgery in Coimbatore – The Hindu
The HinduLive workshop on issues in cardiac surgery in CoimbatoreThe HinduSurgical, medical and intervention techniques to improve quality of life of patients with heart failure were discussed at the 14 Annual Live Workshop on “Current Issues in Card…
Cell transformation earns Nobel Prize
British scientist John Gurdon, left, speaks in London, and Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka, right, speaks in Kyoto after they were named winners of the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine.
Homeless Indian worker in Oman threatens to end life – Indian Express
gulfnews.comHomeless Indian worker in Oman threatens to end lifeIndian ExpressMohammad Rafiq, in a letter to M. Bheem Reddy, Vice-President of the Migrants Rights' Council (MRC), pleaded for help to return to India, as he has no job and home in Oma…
Organ donation figures improve – Malay Mail
The Sun DailyOrgan donation figures improveMalay Mail… Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said this after officiating the ministry's third annual National Organ Donation Awareness Week at the National Heart Institute in Jalan Tun Razak, which will also feat…
Lakeville man who survived Station nightclub fire gets hand transplant
A 43-year-old Lakeville man who survived the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people underwent a hand transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital last Monday.
Capital to have 400 bed new hospital – Pakistan Observer
Capital to have 400 bed new hospitalPakistan ObserverIslamabad—Pakistan Kidney Institute (PKI) has planned to establish a 400 bedded hospital for urology, nephrology and kidney transplantation with total cost of $ 107.73 in the federal capital. Talki…
HCMC's first adult liver transplant successful: doctors
A team of 37 Vietnamese and South Korean doctors successfully performed Ho Chi Minh City's first liver transplant on an adult in a surgery lasting more than 13 hours on Friday.
Intestinal transplant patient fit and well
AUSTRALIA'S first intestinal transplant recipient is well two years after his operation, according to doctors.