Gilmer, Texas, Sept. 18, 2012 – Cortney Reid, 19, has endured health problems her entire life. As a baby, she was diagnosed with focal sclerosing glomerulosclerosis, which caused scar tissue to build up in her kidneys.
John Hunter hospital tops NSW in organ donation rates – ABC Online
John Hunter hospital tops NSW in organ donation ratesABC Online"We work very closely with critical care areas, and it's those critical care areas that alert us to the fact that someone could become a possible organ donor. "It is a whole h…
Doctors Complete First-Ever Mother-Daughter Uterus Transplant – The Frisky
Doctors Complete First-Ever Mother-Daughter Uterus TransplantThe FriskyDoctors in Sweden have done the first mother-daughter uterus transplant, which can be useful if the daughter is experiencing fertility problems. Trippy! [NBC News]; Mitt Romney'…
Everolimus for Advanced Breast Cancer: An Update From the BOLERO-2 Trial – Cancer Network
Telegraph.co.ukEverolimus for Advanced Breast Cancer: An Update From the BOLERO-2 TrialCancer NetworkAt the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium last week, Hope Rugo, MD, director of breast oncology and clinical trials e…
Korean Registry Confirms Edge of Everolimus- Over Zotarolimus-Eluting Stents – TCTMD
TCTMDKorean Registry Confirms Edge of Everolimus- Over Zotarolimus-Eluting StentsTCTMDAmong next-generation drug-eluting stents (DES), those that elute everolimus are more effective at reducing stent thrombosis and target lesion revascularization (TLR)…
Lung transplant recipient now has Facebook behind her organ donor campaign
OTTAWA – An organ donation campaign started by a feisty young Ottawa double-lung transplant recipient now has new friends â a lot of them. Facebook is hoping its organ donation tool, which allows users to share their status as organ donors, will help …
Can Facebook really solve the organ donor crisis? – Macleans.ca
Macleans.caCan Facebook really solve the organ donor crisis?Macleans.caJust when you thought Facebook couldn't become any more omnipotent: In May, the social networking giant announced it would allow users to declare their organ donor status on the…
This mandal seeks organ donation – Indian Express
This mandal seeks organ donationIndian ExpressGaneshotsav was started with the intention of bringing masses together and spreading awareness on important social issues. After the death of former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh [due to delay in liver transplant], …
Facebook launches organ donor tool in Canada – Financial Post
Financial PostFacebook launches organ donor tool in CanadaFinancial PostThe purpose of the tool is to raise awareness about organ donation and to let individual donors share their own intentions with their family and friends. Ontario, for example, has …
Swedish doctors claim pioneering uterus transplant – USA TODAY
Swedish doctors claim pioneering uterus transplantUSA TODAYSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Two Swedish women are hoping to get pregnant after undergoing what doctors are calling the world's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants. Specialists at the Universi…