'Untreatable' tuberculosis found in IndiaHeraldNetMUMBAI, India — The discovery of an almost untreatable form of tuberculosis in India has set off alarm bells around the world and helped spur a dramatic expansion of government efforts to batt…
Northern Kentuckcy man who had artificial heart gets transplant
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A 21-year-old Northern Kentucky man who had an artificial heart implanted earlier this year in Lexington underwent a transplant to receive a human donor heart, and his doctors say he's doing fine.
Blood donation saves local newborn's life – WNYT
Blood donation saves local newborn's lifeWNYTWhen the Red Cross puts out a call for blood, it's often difficult to know who your donation is helping, but for a family in Saratoga County the answer is simple, donations help to save newborns like…
West Nile cases showing up at blood banks – KENS 5 TV
CBC.caWest Nile cases showing up at blood banksKENS 5 TVBeddard said they are cautious with every blood donation. Lab technicians test donations nightly before giving them the all clear. Any blood testing positive is destroyed. “So the recipients don…
Absurd organ donation rule on kitchen-sharing dropped – Times of India
Absurd organ donation rule on kitchen-sharing droppedTimes of IndiaDELHI/CHENNAI: The Union health ministry has decided to drop the clause from the draft 'Transplantation of Human Organ Rules 2012' that required an unrelated organ donor to prov…
Postmortem can be done after organ retrieval, suggests DGHS – Times of India
Postmortem can be done after organ retrieval, suggests DGHSTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In what could be a landmark move to improve India's abysmally low organ donation rate, the director general of health services ( DGHS) has proposed that post-mortem…
More focus required on hospice care for heart failure patients – News-Medical.net
More focus required on hospice care for heart failure patientsNews-Medical.netBy Sarah Guy, medwireNews Reporter. End-stage heart failure patients enter hospice care closer to the time of their death, are more often referred from acute care facilities,…
Corticosteroids needed after DALK to avert stromal rejection – News-Medical.net
Corticosteroids needed after DALK to avert stromal rejectionNews-Medical.netLike those undergoing penetrating keratoplasty, patients treated with deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) may benefit from taking postoperative corticosteroids to preven…
Ky. man who had artificial heart gets transplant
A 21-year-old northern Kentucky man who had an artificial heart implanted earlier this year in Lexington has undergone a transplant to receive a human donor heart, and his doctors say he's doing fine.
Haunted blood donation station – Manisteenews
Haunted blood donation stationManisteenewsHaunted blood donation station. MANISTEE — Michigan Blood and the 2-1-1 Action Team will be hosting a Halloween themed blood drive in collaboration with Kmart and Macabre Manistee County, Friday, Oct. 26, 12 …