Via Christi Health officials said today that they are suspending their kidney transplant program after learning that four patients who had transplants died in April.
Reasons for Hope in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Clinical Context Report – MedPage Today
Reasons for Hope in Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Clinical Context ReportMedPage TodayBANKHEAD: What about the class of drugs known as the mTOR inhibitors? There has also been a considerable amount of interest in those. ANDERS: Sure. So the class of mTOR…
Study: African Americans Hit by Lack of Living Kidney Donations – The Skanner
Study: African Americans Hit by Lack of Living Kidney DonationsThe Skanner“First, we must make an effort to increase living donation for everyone who is eligible for kidney transplantation,” he said. “Second, we have to explore different ways to …
Study: African Americans Hit by Lack of Living Kidney Donations
At every transplant center in the nation, African Americans are the least likely to receive a kidney from a living organ donor.
New Skin Transplant Method For Vitiligo Patients
In the United States, approximately 1 in 200 are affected by vitiligo – a skin disease that causes the skin to lose color and develop white patches. Now dermatologists at Henry Ford Hospital state that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for …
FDA issues alert on Reumofan Plus – FDA.gov
FDA issues alert on Reumofan PlusFDA.govAccording to FDA adverse events reports, consumers reported symptoms suggesting that some lots of Reumofan Plus may contain corticosteroids. At least one report from a health care professional treating a patient …
DOH reports hike in kidney disease cases
THE Renal Disease Control Program (Redcop) of the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday it recorded at least 10 percent increase in the number of new patients diagnosed with kidney disease every year. Kidney disease, the 10th most common disease in th…
Your Health: Saving infants from transplant
The deadly condition short bowel syndrome is usually treated with a transplant. Now, doctors have a new way to treat infants.
Varying safety, efficacy of approved stents: Everolimus-eluting stent has … – TheHeart.Org
Varying safety, efficacy of approved stents: Everolimus-eluting stent has …TheHeart.OrgOverall, there is large difference in the performance of the DES types, with the everolimus-eluting stent (EES), sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), and the newest-gene…
'New Skin Transplant Method For Vitiligo Patients' – Medical News Today
'New Skin Transplant Method For Vitiligo Patients'Medical News TodayNow dermatologists at Henry Ford Hospital state that skin transplant surgery is safe and effective for restoring skin pigmentation caused by the disease. The study is published…