AIIMS launches organ donation campaign with a human faceIndian ExpressToday, over a decade later, she has become the face of a massive outdoor campaign launched by the institute to promote organ donation. Two billboards have been put up on Aurobindo Ma…
US Supreme Court puts Utah mother in jeopardy – NECN
Daily MailUS Supreme Court puts Utah mother in jeopardyNECNIn Utah, Gayle Burns has been trying to get survivor's benefits for a son who was conceived with her husband's sperm two years after the husband died of infection caused by a stem-cell …
Combo Treatment for IPF Deadly – MedPage Today
University of Michigan Health System NewsCombo Treatment for IPF DeadlyMedPage TodayNote that this study evaluated the effects of a combination of prednisone, azathioprine, and N-acetylcysteine in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and mild-to…
One Agent Better for RAS Blockade – MedPage Today
One Agent Better for RAS BlockadeMedPage TodayNote that the only benefit of dual therapy was a decrease in hospitalization for heart failure patients, which came with an increased risk of renal failure; other adverse events for all patients included hy…
Kidney donation or buying it abroad! – Oman Daily Observer
Oman Daily ObserverKidney donation or buying it abroad!Oman Daily ObserverOUTLOOK — By Ali Al Matani — Currently kidney transplantation in the Sultanate witnesses a good development that reflects the efforts exerted by the authorities concerned in …
Limited Surgery Better for Small Kidney Tumors – MedPage Today
Limited Surgery Better for Small Kidney TumorsMedPage TodayThis retrospective study of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data suggests that for patients with early-stage (clinical stage T1a) kidney cancer, treatment with partial nephre…
Omaha boy learning how to eat at 5 years old
Jack Moser wants to eat pizza. It’s such a simple request for a 5-year-old, but nearly impossible.
Cardiac Dimensions® Announces Publication of TITAN Clinical Trial Data in … – MarketWatch (press release)
Cardiac Dimensions® Announces Publication of TITAN Clinical Trial Data in …MarketWatch (press release)KIRKLAND, Wash., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cardiac Dimensions®, Inc. today announced that data from its landmark TITAN clinical tria…
URMC celebrates organ donation – News 10NBC
URMC celebrates organ donationNews 10NBCIt's one of the most important gifts anyone can give and today, the University of Rochester Medical Center celebrated organ donation with a special ceremony. The event was held near the main entrance at Stron…
Obese adolescents have heart damage – Science Daily (press release)
Obese adolescents have heart damageScience Daily (press release)The findings were presented at the Heart Failure Congress 2012, 19-22 May, in Belgrade, Serbia. The Congress is the main annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Soc…