SINGAPORE: Singapore surgeons have successfully performed the country’s first simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplant.
Surgeons perform Singapore's first pancreas, kidney transplant
SINGAPORE: Singapore surgeons have successfully performed the country's first simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplant.
City rallies around Cat Davis – Thu, 18 Oct 2012 PST
On Monday, Cat Davis got a fabulous early birthday present: An independent medical review board overturned her insurance company’s decision to deny her a potentially life-saving stem cell transplant. Davis, who turned 25 on Tuesday, was ecstatic. “…
First simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant in S'pore
The first simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant in Singapore was successfully carried out last month by a team of surgeons from the National University Hospital (NUH) and Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
`Heart disease set to spike in India` – Zee News
Zee News`Heart disease set to spike in India`Zee NewsNew Delhi: India is set to witness a spike in deaths due to heart diseases, far exceeding that of China, with more and more younger people falling victim and a large percentage of patients coming fro…
Organ donation non-profit helps turn one family's loss into another's hope
Bill Reitsma of the New Jersey Sharing Network had come to the ICU with an important question: Would the boy’s mother consent to donating his organs to help others live?
Organ donation non-profit helps turn one family's loss into another's hope – NorthJersey.com
Organ donation non-profit helps turn one family's loss into another's hopeNorthJersey.comCARMINE GALASSO/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. Buy this photo. Bill Reitsma of the New Jersey Sharing Network, which helps arrange organ transplants, next to a quilt …
Nebraska Organ Recovery System (NORS) Among Nationally Recognized – Sacramento Bee
Nebraska Organ Recovery System (NORS) Among Nationally RecognizedSacramento BeeOMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2012 — HHS Honors Select Programs for Their Achievements in Organ Donation and Transplantation. OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — …
What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease – Times of India
What are the risk factors for cardiovascular diseaseTimes of IndiaA recent study by Fortis Escorts Heart Institute stated that by 2030, 23 million people in India will die of heart diseases annually. Of these, women and young adults are likely to be a …
TB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to Detect – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalTB Immune to Drugs Proves Hard to DetectWall Street JournalDrug-resistant tuberculosis is going largely undetected in many countries, threatening progress made against the pernicious lung disease over the past decade, according to da…