37-year-old woman is AIIMS’s first full body donor
Times of India “We come across many families who are not ready to even listen to us about the possibility of donating the organs in case of brain death of a relative. Mostly people cite religious belief as ground for declining the plea,” Agrawal said. The ORBO chief … |
Sale of kidneys – Frontier Post
Sale of kidneysFrontier PostThere is, however, a large gap between the donors and the organ-requires. Pakistan and Bangladesh are the only countries in the region that do not have a law formed on this subject. In India, where all kinds of horrifying st…
Turning dumpyard into a green lung – Daily News & Analysis
Turning dumpyard into a green lung
Daily News & Analysis Sion hospital is on it’s way to becoming the first BMC-run hospital to process it’s own biodegradable waste. In a bid to make the surroundings greener, nearly 150 students, doctors and employees of Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Sion … |
Have a heart and use your new driver's licence as an organ donor card – Mayo Advertiser
Have a heart and use your new driver’s licence as an organ donor card
Mayo Advertiser Jim Higgins MEP for Ireland North West and Ireland’s Member of the European Parliament Transport Committee, has encouraged people who are applying for a new driver’s licence from January 19 to fill in the section on the new application form which … |
Survival rates exceed national averages for Houston VA Liver Transplant Program
The survival rates for patients receiving liver transplants at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) exceed national averages at statistically significant levels according to the Scientif
Symbol of hope stolen from lung transplant survivor
Gilroy resident Dianne Scarbrough is hoping for another miracle this New Year – or, at least – to get her own “Miracle” back.
Lufkin double transplant survivor begins his next challenge
A double transplant survivor is thankful for his life as he is recovering better than expected. 50-year-old Ronnie Donaghey has lived with diabetes since he was 11-years-old. He recently received a kidney and pancreas transplant.
Phase III data in The Lancet show significant benefit of Novartis drug … – International Business Times (press release)
Phase III data in The Lancet show significant benefit of Novartis drug …
International Business Times (press release) 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Data published today in The Lancet showed that patients on Afinitor® (everolimus) tablets with non-cancerous kidney tumors known as renal angiomyolipomas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) experienced a … |
sfl-junior-seaus-brain-linked-to-cte-20130110 – Sun-Sentinel
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Sun-Sentinel I hate to say it But This is how they will ban football! “CTE is believed to be caused by repeated hits to the head” “THEY” The people that hate sports, Most of them are on the left and will find something to ban it. Now its kick offs and punts that … |
Rituximab failed to improve survival after stem cell transplant for DLBCL – Healio
Rituximab failed to improve survival after stem cell transplant for DLBCLHealioPatients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma who were treated with rituximab after autologous stem cell transplantation experienced similar outcomes as those in an observatio…