Everolimus therapy might treat Myc-driven lymphomaNews-Medical.netDrugs that are used in the clinic to treat some forms of breast and kidney cancer and that work by inhibiting the signaling molecule mTORC1 might have utility in treating some of the mor…
How Zoe will spend her Christmas in isolation – Cambridge News
Cambridge NewsHow Zoe will spend her Christmas in isolationCambridge NewsHowever, when medics could not find a donor, she was treated in isolation with horse antibodies called anti thymocyte globulin (ATG). This treatment is a second resort as it is no…
Organ donors wanted – Trinidad News
Organ donors wantedTrinidad NewsThe family of the deceased man agreed for his kidneys to be harvested after his death at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital. Successful transplant surgery was done at EWMSC on Tuesday and Wednesday on the two persons who…
Officer, organ donor, still protects and serves | UTSanDiego.com – U-T San Diego
Officer, organ donor, still protects and serves | UTSanDiego.comU-T San DiegoBeverly Henwood, a family practioner, said she never knew her son was a designated organ donor, and had to make the decision amid the shock of his fatal wound to let his kidne…
Benefits help Holiday resident in need of transplant
Christine Curti watched as her husband, Kevin, took the stage at the Bourbon Street bar in New Port Richey with his band, KC and the Vocal Chords. Instead of being there to support him, however, he was there performing to support her.
UCLA Performs First ‘Breathing Lung’ Transplant In U.S.
First there was the “heart in a box,” a revolutionary experimental technology that allows donor hearts to be delivered to transplant recipients warm and beating rather than frozen in an ice cooler. Now that same technology is being used to deliver “breathing lungs.”
Blood donation camps reveal poor health of girl students in Madurai – The Hindu
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Blood donation camps reveal poor health of girl students in Madurai
The Hindu The poor health of college-going girls in Madurai city is coming to light during blood donation camps. At least, 40 per cent of college girls get ‘rejected’ by doctors in blood donation camps even though they come forward to do so along with their friends. |
Donation of organs directed to the needy – EastDay.com
Donation of organs directed to the needyEastDay.comOf the donations, 47.5 percent came after cardiac death and 43.5 percent after both cardiac and brain death. Those after brain death accounted for the rest, statistics from the allocation system showed…
City to test out transplant project – Chinadaily USA
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City to test out transplant project
Chinadaily USA Shanghai will follow the guidelines set by the national organ donation system stipulating that donations only be made after both cardiac death and brain death. Data from the Ministry of Health showed that the ratio of human organs’ supply and demand is … |
10News – Organ recipients meet with family of fallen SDPD officer – News Story – 10News
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10News – Organ recipients meet with family of fallen SDPD officer – News Story
10News Hamilton said she saw Henwood’s image just before her transplant surgery and felt he was looking over her. She called Henwood a brave hero, and thanked his family for making the tough decision to share his life with others. “He was a soldier. He was … |