Miley Turbitt, from South Shields, is at the top of the European transplant list after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition.
Optimer advances anti-superbug trial
Optimer Pharmaceuticals has started an advanced trial of its drug Dificid to prevent C. diff diarrhea in bone marrow transplant patients.
Living donors fare well following liver transplantation – Science Codex
Living donors fare well following liver transplantationScience CodexResearchers in Japan report that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for donors following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was better than the general Japanese population (…
MSPs give personal testimonies in organ donor debate – BBC News
BBC NewsMSPs give personal testimonies in organ donor debateBBC NewsMSPs have given emotional testimonies in a debate on whether there should be presumed consent for organ donation. Labour member Mark Griffin spoke about the death of his father followi…
Living donors fare well following liver transplantation
( Wiley ) Researchers in Japan report that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for donors following living donor liver transplantation was better than the general Japanese population (the norm). This study–one of the largest to date–found that don…
Living donors fare well following liver transplantation – EurekAlert (press release)
Living donors fare well following liver transplantationEurekAlert (press release)Researchers in Japan report that health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for donors following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) was better than the general Japanese…
Boston Scientific's SYNERGY Everolimus-Eluting Stent Cleared in Europe – Medgadget.com
Medgadget.comBoston Scientific's SYNERGY Everolimus-Eluting Stent Cleared in EuropeMedgadget.comBoston Scientific received CE Mark approval and is gearing up for a limited European market release of its SYNERGY Everolimus-Eluting Platinum Chromium …
Beacon NewsFlashes – November 1, 2012 – The MDS Beacon
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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) Starts Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment Study – iStockAnalyst
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX) Starts Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment StudyiStockAnalyst(By Balaseshan) Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: KERX) said it has initiated a phase 2 study of Zerenex (ferric citrate) for the treatment of patients with stage…
ETMC Tyler transplant program honored at the Seventh National Learning Congress
East Texas Medical Center Tyler’s kidney transplant program was honored with a bronze award from the Department of Health and Human Services at the Seventh National Learning Congress.