Dear Drs. Donohue and Roach: I am a 60-year-old woman who has always have been extremely healthy. I decided to get a checkup. I did have a high cholesterol level, but I wasn't expecting the doctor to say I am in stage 3 kidney failure. Am I destine…
Organ-donation case in Erie federal court settled for $1.2M – GoErie.com
Organ-donation case in Erie federal court settled for $1.2MGoErie.comUPMC Hamot and two other parties paid a total of $1.2 million to settle a federal civil suit over the harvesting of the organs of an 18-year-old Ohio man who suffered a fatal injury i…
Study: New heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percent – Catholic Online
Updated NewsStudy: New heart failure drug cuts death by 37 percentCatholic OnlineAn experimental drug, called serelaxin from the Novartis AG drug group to treat hospitalized acute heart failure patients has reported remarkable success. The death rate w…
Kidney Cousins
May of 2011, Darrin Henry's kidneys start malfunctioning, by September doctors say he needs a kidney transplant. In January, it was a life threatening situation for Darrin and he was placed on the transplant list. Then, an unexpected life saving ch…
New York transplant lifts Hawklets swim team
Rockhurst senior Louis Behnen sets his alarm clock to buzz at 5 a.m. every morning. Even on the weekends.
Sikhs Nation's blood donation drive in the memory of Sikh Genocide 1984 – SikhSiyasat.Net
Sikhs Nation's blood donation drive in the memory of Sikh Genocide 1984SikhSiyasat.NetThey have started the Blood Donation drive to save innocent lives. This drive was started in Vancouver in 1999, but thanks to our volunteers hard work this Blood …
Katrina Bramstedt: Brain death diagnosis should be left to the experts – New Zealand Herald
Katrina Bramstedt: Brain death diagnosis should be left to the expertsNew Zealand HeraldSo what is brain death and how is it diagnosed? According to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, whole brain death is required for the legal dete…
Livonia City Councilman's kidney transplant surgery a success
Livonia City Councilman Tom Robinson was recovering at University of Michigan Hospital Wednesday following a successful kidney transplant.
Baldness, baggy eyes signal risk of heart attack – Times of India
Baldness, baggy eyes signal risk of heart attackTimes of IndiaIn a study, researchers found those who had three to four aging signs — receding hairline at the temples, baldness at the head's crown, earlobe crease and yellow fatty deposits around …
Patients with aberrations in two genes respond better to drugs blocking a well … – Science Codex
Patients with aberrations in two genes respond better to drugs blocking a well …Science CodexDr Janku said: "We found that heavily pre-treated patients with PIK3CA mutations, PTEN aberrations, or both had a significantly higher response rate on …