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 …
Drugstore cowboy: Will India keep Novartis at bay? – Business Standard
Drugstore cowboy: Will India keep Novartis at bay?Business StandardAt the heart of the dispute is the Indian government's contention that Glivec, which treats myeloid leukaemia and some gastrointestinal cancers, is simply a retooled avatar of a pre…
Perpetual Help offers new lease on life – Philippine Star
Perpetual Help offers new lease on lifePhilippine StarKidney transplantation is the best treatment option for ESRD, where a patient (recipient) receives a new kidney to take over the work of cleaning his/her blood to extend the quality of life of ESRD …
Anthracycline, Trastuzumab for Breast CA Up Heart Failure Risk – Doctors Lounge
Anthracycline, Trastuzumab for Breast CA Up Heart Failure RiskDoctors LoungeFor women with incident, invasive breast cancer, treatment with anthracycline and trastuzumab is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and/or cardiomyopathy, compa…
Namlifa ready to hold blood donation campaign on Sept 8 – The Borneo Post
Namlifa ready to hold blood donation campaign on Sept 8The Borneo PostSIBU: Namlifa Sibu branch will hold a blood donation drive at Sibu Red Crescent Society headquarters from 8am to noon on Sept 8. Lions Club of Sibu Seduan is the coordinator. Namlifa…
Photo Gallery: Battling Farah, 5, wins gold at Transplant Games after liver operation
The Paralympics might be in full swing but liver-transplant miracle Farah Bycroft is already home in north Norfolk with her athletics gold medal.
Indian company licenses software from Medical College, UWM – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Indian company licenses software from Medical College, UWMMilwaukee Journal SentinelAdvenioTecnoSys, a Kolkata, India, health care company, has licensed software that automatically assesses digital images of the liver from the Medical College of Wiscon…