Toledo BladeFamily in kidney case could sue UTToledo BladeThe family at the center of a botched transplant surgery could sue the University of Toledo on a negligence claim, according to attorneys practicing medical malpractice, but any lawsuit would ha…
Love them stories – Daily News & Analysis
Daily News & AnalysisLove them storiesDaily News & AnalysisA competition of original love stories is on till August 31 for budding writers, residents of India and the Indian subcontinent. The contest called Love Stories that touched my heart invites on…
Blood Donation is Good – National Catholic Register (blog)
Blood Donation is GoodNational Catholic Register (blog)To me, the fact that you're giving your own blood – a part of yourself – seems very profound, along the lines of organ donation. I don't think it matters whether blood donation maps to one …
Don't let your Brain go down the Drain – Pune Mirror
Don't let your Brain go down the DrainPune MirrorOn confirming my death or brain death- …donation of all the organs to the extent it is medically possible, followed by donating of my body to a medical college or hospital for research….” When …
Good samaritan in need of kidney transplant
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…