A hero to many people in our community is in need of help. 17 News first met Bakersfield mother Candie Young six years ago after she had graciously opened up her home to a homeless family for the holidays. Now, after having both kidneys fail in 2010, s…
Almost anyone can be an organ donor, no matter their age – Chicago Tribune
This is LeicestershireAlmost anyone can be an organ donor, no matter their ageChicago TribuneAlso, is marking "organ donor" on my driver's license the only thing I need to do to become a donor, or would my family still be allowed to make …
Bristol-Myers ends development of hepatitis C drug after test patient dies of … – Washington Post
The Star-Ledger – NJ.comBristol-Myers ends development of hepatitis C drug after test patient dies of …Washington PostNEW YORK — Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has scrapped a potential hepatitis C treatment after a patient participating in a te…
When kids gift life to parents – Times of India
When kids gift life to parentsTimes of India"In the US, 90% of transplantation is done after the donor is declared brain dead (popularly known as cadaver). In India, donors are mostly biological relatives. The number of patients with kidney failur…
Higher Blood Sugar Helps Heart Failure – dailyRx
Higher Blood Sugar Helps Heart FailuredailyRxThe case may be different for diabetes patients with advanced heart failure, according to new research by Tamara Horwich, M.D., assistant professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles …
Study Reveals Optimal Treatment Strategy for Most Common Infection After Organ Transplantation
* Waiting to treat cytomegalovirus infections in transplant recipients until they reach a certain threshold is better than prophylactically treating all recipients. * Patients who were pre-emptively treated experienced less kidney scaring and better lo…
Study reveals optimal treatment for most common infection after organ transplantation
Waiting to treat the commonest viral infections in transplant recipients until they reach a certain threshold is better than prophylactically treating all recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American So…
Study reveals optimal treatment for most common infection after organ … – Medical Xpress
Study reveals optimal treatment for most common infection after organ …Medical Xpress"In the view of short-term trial results, which favor CMV prophylaxis over pre-emptive strategy because of lower risk of acute rejection, we expected a translat…
Friends rally around Jensen Beach transplant patient and family to help with bills
John Glenn, 46, has been through seven years of physical hell starting with renal failure in 2008 followed by two pancreas transplants (the first one failed), heart attacks, two kidney transplants and a failing liver. He currently awaits a third transp…
Move to turn driving licences into organ donor cards wins support, but … – Times of India
Move to turn driving licences into organ donor cards wins support, but …Times of IndiaMUMBAI: The state government's soon-to-be-notified rules to boost cadaveric organ transplant got many bouquets in the medical fraternity, but some experts were …