Spectrum Health expects to perform its first lung transplant within the next two months, said the doctor who is leading the program.
Donations for political parties – Kashmir Times
Donations for political partiesKashmir TimesThese figures of political parties' income in this period do not include the donations or income below Rs 20,000 and hence a large number of donations are not incorporated in it. Interestingly, the two ma…
The Death of “Near Death”: Even If Heaven Is Real, You Aren't Seeing It – Scientific American (blog)
Scientific American (blog)The Death of “Near Death”: Even If Heaven Is Real, You Aren't Seeing ItScientific American (blog)Alexander claimed that because his neocortex was “inactivated” by this malady, his near death visions indicated an in…
Betting on Harry: Boy Diagnosed With Leukemia Receives Life-Saving Treatment
Aside from some challenges, Harry Drake is a happy, active, carefree boy whose life was saved with a bone marrow transplant at UCSF.
Stem Cell Banks Envisioned for Regenerative Medicine – Bioscience Technology
Stem Cell Banks Envisioned for Regenerative MedicineBioscience TechnologyHLA matching is unlikely to solve all of the immune rejection issues that may arise with stem cell transplantation, Rao explained, but new strategies being developed to prevent tr…
Aurora couple involved in life-saving kidney-swap program
When Peggy Hemmens’ kidney began to fail, she expected a long wait for a transplant. The 60-year-old Aurora resident already had undergone a kidney transplant eight years before and knew she carried antibodies that would make 80 to 90 percent of livi…
Police search for child removed from cancer ward
Authorities searching for an 11-year-old cancer patient whose mother sneaked her out of a Phoenix hospital say the girl could die if she doesn’t get immediate medical attention.
Number of registered organ donors smaller than expected – Focus Taiwan News Channel
Number of registered organ donors smaller than expectedFocus Taiwan News ChannelUnder a law amendment passed by the Legislature last year, the Department of Health should indicate the wishes of willing donors on their health insurance cards once they h…
Friendship between Mississippi hunter, Kansas farmer spans 1,000 miles, leads to kidney donation
As Gillan Alexander sat in his northwestern Kansas farmhouse about year ago and he thought about the man from Mississippi sleeping in a tent outside, a verse from the Bible came to his mind.
Heart failure treatment co Magenta Medical raises $4m – Globes
Heart failure treatment co Magenta Medical raises $4mGlobesMagenta Medical, which develops novel devices for the treatment of acute and chronic heart failure, has raised $4 million from Pitango Venture Capital. The company was founded just two months a…