To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain deadPune NewslineThere is a need to promote organ donation, for which a slew of measures are being introduced, Benjamin said adding that four government resolutions will be issued to the …
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain dead – Indian Express
To promote organ donation, state to make hospitals declare brain deadIndian ExpressIn a move to remove hurdles in promotion of organ donation, the state will now make it compulsory for hospitals to declare 'brain dead' patients . Those hospital…
Robin Roberts Told to "Gain a Little Weight" Before Transplant Next Week
Robin Roberts is under strict doctors' orders to rest, relax, and gain a little weight before undergoing her long-awaited bone marrow transplant the week of Sept. 10 in New York City.
Christena's Story, young Ky. woman awaits 2nd double lung transplant
(WHAS11.com) — When we first told you about Christena, a teenager suffering from cystic fibrosis, she was tethered to oxygen, she was pale and weak. Then, just a few weeks after her double lung transplant in 2005, 16 year old Christena Gabehart wa…
Older Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Get New Lease On Life – North American Press Syndicate
North American Press SyndicateOlder Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Get New Lease On LifeNorth American Press SyndicateLittle did he know, Carter was waging a longtime battle against heart failure. It started small: some fluid buildup, a bit of s…
Nowata Boy, 12, Dies Following Bone Marrow Transplant
Hunter Billbe contracted an infection while recovering and died Saturday, September 1 in Cincinnati.
Framingham Study Offers Mixed Message on Galectin-3 as Heart Failure Risk … – GenomeWeb
Framingham Study Offers Mixed Message on Galectin-3 as Heart Failure Risk …GenomeWebResearchers from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study have published data suggesting the protein galectin-3 could serve as a prog…
The monster has a heart of gold – Daily Pioneer
The monster has a heart of goldDaily Pioneer“I have always found fans in India very polite. People might call fans crazy but the Indians do not fall in that category,” he said. This is his third visit to India and he has seen all the major cities. …
The strength within – The Cairns Post
The strength withinThe Cairns PostJeffrey didn't hesitate to donate last November after learning about the serious and complicated procedure for a peripheral blood stem cell transplant, where the stem cells are collected from the circulating blood …
Patient Safety Tool: Discharge Planning Tools for Heart Failure Patients – Becker's ASC Review
Patient Safety Tool: Discharge Planning Tools for Heart Failure PatientsBecker’s ASC ReviewThe heart failure discharge planning algorithm is intended to highlight low, moderate and high risk criteria for heart failure patients and then assign discharge…