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 …
Flint transplant recipient marking heart's 'first birthday' with Crim walk
To honor the one-year anniversary of her heart transplant, Webb is walking the Crim 5k with friends on Saturday.
Car wash to assist double-lung transplant patient
Most people don’t give the simple act of breathing a second thought. It’s something taken for granted — until one no longer has the luxury of taking those seemingly simple breaths. People like Karen G
Mom fights Texas hospital's removal of food and water from 12-year-old son – Lifesite
LifesiteMom fights Texas hospital's removal of food and water from 12-year-old sonLifesiteThis makes no sense, as to donate organs, in Texas as in Canada, two doctors must declare brain death. Brain death includes in the criteria that there are NO …
Gene protein responsible for liver cancer identified – Indian Express
Gene protein responsible for liver cancer identifiedIndian ExpressScientists have discovered a gene that carries a protein linked to liver cancer, paving the way for treatment targeting the pro-inflammatory protein. Researchers from Georgia Health Scie…
1st Test: Pujara's ton guides India to 307/5 on Day 1 – Times of India
AFP1st Test: Pujara's ton guides India to 307/5 on Day 1Times of IndiaHYDERABAD: The transition from the Rahul Dravid-VVS Laxman era is still in process but Team India will take heart from the fact that in Cheteshwar Pujara they could have another …
Boxing champ Tapia no more – Deccan Herald
Boxing champ Tapia no moreDeccan HeraldFive-time World Boxing Champion Johnny Tapia died of heart disease exacerbated by prescription drugs, an autopsy report released on Wednesday concluded. … Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu at the India Internationa…