Zee NewsClot-buster drug gets DCGI nod for phase-I human trialsBusiness StandardIndia's drug controller has cleared for Phase-I human clinical trials an indigenously- developed pioneering clot-buster medicine to treat heart attack patients. Clot-sp…
Autistic boy is denied a heart transplant; mom calls for more discussion
PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania woman whose autistic adult son was not recommended for a heart transplant said she wants to bring more attention to the decision-making process so that those with ailments or disabilities are not passed over without care…
Mom Fights For Heart Transplant For Autistic Son
Starts online petition drive after son is denied transplant: "I made a promise to him that I would fight with every breath."
Double lung transplant patient sails into record books as she races across Atlantic
It was an amazing and dangerous voyage that Justine Laymond never thought she would have the strength to survive.
Consider organ donation – St. Cloud Times
Consider organ donationSt. Cloud TimesGeorge Kaufman and Moss Hart won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their delightfully eccentric comedy “You Can't Take it With You.” The story unfolds as a cautionary tale about spending your life accum…
What's your risk of developing kidney failure? – Times of India
Zee NewsWhat's your risk of developing kidney failure?Times of IndiaIndiatimes|The Times of India|The Economic Times|. More. More …. Accordingly, from 1997 to 2008 Tanvir Chowdhury Turin and Brenda Hemmelgarn, from the University of Calgary, Albe…
Peter Singer & Christian Ethics – National Catholic Reporter (blog)
Peter Singer & Christian EthicsNational Catholic Reporter (blog)Singer disagreed vehemently with the Harvard Medical School's ad hoc committee's statement on brain death, actually staking out a position more vehement than the Church. Camosy…
After adult autistic son denied heart transplant, Pennsylvania woman seeks to reverse decision
In this July 2012 photo released by Karen Corby shows her son Paul at the Pottsville Free Public Library in Pottsville, Pa. Karen Corby whose autistic adult son was denied a heart transplant is using an online petition to gather support in a bid to con…
Men at higher risk of kidney failure than women: study – Business Standard
Men at higher risk of kidney failure than women: studyBusiness StandardResearchers from the University of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada found that while there was 2.66 per cent risk of middle aged men developing kidney failure, women faced a lower risk a…
Biomarkers Predict Liver Transplant Failure – Genetic Engineering News
Biomarkers Predict Liver Transplant FailureGenetic Engineering NewsTwo different approaches to biomarker discovery have identified genetic and protein markers that could help predict which hepatitis C patients undergoing liver transplantation are most …