CMS clarifies position on outpatient dialysis for patients with acute kidney …NephrologyNews.comThe National Renal Administrators Association President Katrina Russell and other kidney care providers participated in a conference call with officials f…
Early Results Promising for Micropump in Heart Failure – Family Practice News Digital Network
Early Results Promising for Micropump in Heart FailureFamily Practice News Digital NetworkSEATTLE – A tiny pump that provides partial support to patients with heart failure may improve outcomes, at least in the short term, for those in the earlier st…
Clydebank residents help save lives – Clydebank Post
Clydebank residents help save livesClydebank PostJohn Forsythe, Scotland's lead clinician for organ donation and transplantation, said: "In our society, nobody likes talking about death. It's a taboo subject. However those who have elected…
Pelosi, Princess Michael, David Rubenstein: D.C. Scene – Bloomberg
Pelosi, Princess Michael, David Rubenstein: D.C. SceneBloombergThe entree was short ribs followed by Indian ice cream. A champagne toast was made with … Organ Donor. Carlyle Group LP (CG) co-founder David Rubenstein is now officially an organ donor. …
Human stool transplant may become more common
For patients hit hardest by the bacterium Clostridium difficile, getting a "stool transplant" could become a standard treatment within just a few years. Just as blood banks and sperm banks are now commonplace, stool banks may soon dot the lan…
Blood donation session on next week – Borehamwood Times
Blood donation session on next weekBorehamwood TimesPeople are being called to participate in a blood donation drive taking place later this month. The National Blood service will be holding a blood drive at Allum Hall, in Allum Lane, Elstree, in two s…
When life is lived one needle at a time
One hundred kids sat down to a lunch in Parliament's Great Hall on Thursday, only the menu on every table offering a hint there might be a distinction between these and any other children.
Former prime minister Gujral, 92, dies – Livemint
BBC NewsFormer prime minister Gujral, 92, diesLivemintNew Delhi: Former Indian prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who engineered a thaw in the icy relationship with arch rival Pakistan, died on Friday aged 92, officials and colleagues announced. Gujral…
Former Indian prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral dies at 92; headed an 11 … – Washington Post
BBC NewsFormer Indian prime minister Inder Kumar Gujral dies at 92; headed an 11 …Washington PostNEW DELHI — Former Indian Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral, who gave a new impetus to improving India's relations with its neighbors during a term…
Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers find – Medical Xpress
Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers findMedical XpressNeointima formation underlies a number of common diseases, including narrowing of arteries and other valves after angioplasty or stent implantation, hypertension,…