ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) announced today it is saddened by the passing of one of its leaders and visionaries in the field, Joseph Murray, MD. Dr. Murray, …
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test – U.S. News & World Report
Healthline (blog)Heart Failure Drugs Put to the TestU.S. News & World Report27 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies examine the effectiveness of medications frequently prescribed for heart failure — the heart's inability to pump blood properly thro…
In Memoriam: Joseph E. Murray '40, Nobel Prize Winner Who Performed First … – College of the Holy Cross (blog)
In Memoriam: Joseph E. Murray '40, Nobel Prize Winner Who Performed First …College of the Holy Cross (blog)Murray's subsequent research advanced doctors' ability to prevent transplant rejection, and in 1990 he was honored for his pioneeri…
Medical Pioneer, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Joseph E. Murray Dies at 93 – Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha’s Vineyard GazetteMedical Pioneer, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Joseph E. Murray Dies at 93Martha’s Vineyard GazetteDr. Joseph E. Murray of Wellesley and Chappaquiddick, a plastic surgeon whose pioneering work in organ transplant surgery in the 1950s …
First ‘swap kidney transplant’ in State
Kidneys donated by the patients’ wives were swapped and transplanted by a team of nephrologists at Care Hospitals
Isotechnika Cleared by FDA to Commence Phase 3 Voclosporin Trial – PharmaLive.com (press release)
Isotechnika Cleared by FDA to Commence Phase 3 Voclosporin TrialPharmaLive.com (press release)The primary endpoint of the trial will be defined as non-inferiority in biopsy proven acute rejection, or BPAR, episodes with patients receiving voclosporin f…
1st kidney transplant surgeon dies
Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died.
Riceville woman fighting for heart transplant
RICEVILLE — Raelonna Patrick has always been a fighter: First, in a battle with cancer and then in a fight to overcome a bad heart.
Device startup treating congestive heart failure patients seeks $4 million – MedCity News
Device startup treating congestive heart failure patients seeks $4 millionMedCity NewsBioVentrix is developing catheter-based approaches to managing congestive heart failure. The company has built theRevivent Myocardial Anchoring System, which aims to …
Mother has pioneering treatment using cells from dead patients that could potentially cure diabetes
Assistant headteacher Ann Adair, from Birmingham, who suffers from type one diabetes, has undergone the operation to replace the vital Islet Cells.