After being admitted to the hospital following Thanksgiving, infant heart transplant recipient Andrew Hagewood was released from the children’s hospital on Wednesday.
IISc discovery brings hope in cancer front – Times of India
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IISc discovery brings hope in cancer front
Times of India BANGALORE: Biologists from Bangalore’s flagship Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have discovered a new molecular inhibitor that could lead to a major breakthrough in the development of new generation of anti-cancer drugs. The molecular inhibitor … |
Police probe transplant queue-jumpers
GERMAN authorities launched a probe into whether a hospital helped dozens of patients queue-jump waiting lists for liver transplants ahead of more urgent cases.
Organ transplants: India's body repair vacuum
When the 23-year-old physiotherapy student who was brutally assaulted in a Delhi bus was sent to a Singapore speciality hospital last week for a likely organ transplant, many in India asked why she died soon after she was sent abroad but the questions …
Organ transplants: India's body repair vacuum – Business Standard
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Organ transplants: India’s body repair vacuum
Business Standard Neelam Mohan, director, department of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & liver transplantation, at Medanta-The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, said even the numbers for heart transplants are low because it can be given only by cadaveric donors or … |
First female newborn heart transplant recipient rides Rose Parade float on New Years Day
Leilah Dowsari (second from left) is presented with a well wishes poster at a Donate Life event on the evening of Saturday, December 29 from (left to right) the director of referral development at LLUMC Transplantation Institute, Julie Humeston; Americ…
Rituxan Add-On Curbs RA Joint Damage – MedPage Today
Rituxan Add-On Curbs RA Joint DamageMedPage TodayAdding the B-cell depleting agent rituximab (Rituxan) to methotrexate slowed joint damage progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) regardless of the level of disease activity, Austrian rese…
After a Rape and Murder, Fury in Delhi – New Yorker (blog)
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After a Rape and Murder, Fury in Delhi
New Yorker (blog) On December 26th, the Indian government flew her to Mount Elizabeth Hospital, in Singapore, which specializes in multiple organ transplants. Two days later, she died of severe organ failure. “She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long … |
Young mother spends her first healthy Christmas with children as double-lung transplant gives her a second chance at …
Thanks to a successful lung transplant operation, Natalie Kerr, 31, from Bolton, was able to enjoy Christmas 2012 with her young children after fearing the year before she would never make it.
Renal Failure Hikes Mortality with LVADs – MedPage Today
Renal Failure Hikes Mortality with LVADsMedPage TodaySome patients receive LVADs, which have been used both as bridges to heart transplantation and as destination therapy for patients who are not candidates for transplantation. To explore the impact of…