Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increase in lung transplant rejection and infections, according to research conducted at Loyola University Health System (LUHS). Researchers also found that recipients who remained deficient for one year follo…
Doctors of Helene Campbell say lung recipient is doing well – Global Toronto
Globe and MailDoctors of Helene Campbell say lung recipient is doing wellGlobal TorontoHelene Campbell underwent lung transplant surgery in Toronto on Good Friday. The 20-year-old Ottawa woman has been waiting for the operation since last fall;followin…
Kidney Transplant Fiasco
When a healthy living donor is willing to make the selfless sacrifice of offering a kidney to help someone in need, their act is nothing short of heroic. Sadly, one brave donor in New York gave up a kidney for her boss, only to be fired after the proce…
Ottawa woman who campaigned for organ donation doing well after transplant: Docs – Winnipeg Free Press
CTV.caOttawa woman who campaigned for organ donation doing well after transplant: DocsWinnipeg Free PressHelene Campbell — who became the unofficial face of organ donation in Canada after attracting celebrity endorsements for her cause — is still r…
Christie Promotes Organ Donation – Patch.com
French TribuneChristie Promotes Organ DonationPatch.com“As an organ donor you can have a major impact on multiple lives across this country. We hear startling statistics that demonstrate the importance of increasing organ donation,” said Christie, …
Alexion's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha
Alexion's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking AlphaWe are currently focused on applying the breakthrough innovation of Soliris and clinical development programs in four such disorders, acute humoral transplant rejection,…
Organ Transplantation: A Clinical Guide – Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Organ Transplantation: A Clinical GuideJournal of American Medical Association (subscription)The well-written “Immunological Principles of Acute Rejection” chapter, for instance, provides an accessible summary of a vast and increasing clinical fiel…
Death, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the … – Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
Death, Dying, and Organ Transplantation: Reconstructing Medical Ethics at the …Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)Their additional assertion is that brain death is a mistaken view of death, because individuals exhibiting brain deat…
With Illumina Acquisition on Ice, What is Roche's Next Move in the Sequencing … – GenomeWeb
With Illumina Acquisition on Ice, What is Roche's Next Move in the Sequencing …GenomeWebThis includes sample prep, bioinformatics, and assays such as multiplexing kits or HLA typing kits. Roche has already made strides in that direction, launchin…
Quebec teen awaits heart transplant
Fifteen-year-old Vincent Lambert has been waiting for a heart transplant for 219 days and counting, kept alive at Montreal Children's Hospital by a mechanical heart.