Overwhelming public response leads to extension in organ donation campaignPakistan ObserverKarachi—More than 500 people, from cross section of society, having pledged to donate their organs after death, in first five days of the ongoing week long nat…
Sanghavi Exports organises blood donation camp – Diamond World Magazine
Sanghavi Exports organises blood donation campDiamond World MagazineSanghavi Exports International Pvt. Ltd., a leading diamond manufacturing company and a DTC Sightholder conducted a voluntary blood donation camp in Surat, Gujarat. The camp is an annu…
Heart transplant recipient crusades to boost organ donor numbers – New York Daily News
New York Daily NewsHeart transplant recipient crusades to boost organ donor numbersNew York Daily NewsRoxanne Watson of Spring Valley, who received a life-saving heart transplant a year ago last July, has dedicated her 'second life' to promotin…
Abbott's Humira receives European Commission nod to treat active ulcerative … – pharmabiz.com
Abbott's Humira receives European Commission nod to treat active ulcerative …pharmabiz.comHumira is indicated for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adult patients who have had an inadequate response to conventional …
Student organ donation recipients reflect on life during Donate Life month – MSU State News
MLive.comStudent organ donation recipients reflect on life during Donate Life monthMSU State NewsAfter catching an autoimmune virus that caused her body to attack her heart, she was hospitalized and eventually placed on the organ donation wait list —…
N.J. Hospital Association Launches Consumer Website for Heart Failure Patients – Becker's Hospital Review
N.J. Hospital Association Launches Consumer Website for Heart Failure PatientsBecker’s Hospital ReviewThe Institute for Quality and Patient Safety, a non-profit affiliate of the New Jersey Hospital Association, has launched a consumer-oriented website …
Quality healthcare for kidney patients – Oman Daily Observer
Oman Daily ObserverQuality healthcare for kidney patientsOman Daily ObserverOut of this 1620 have survived with 898 patients undergoing dialysis on regular basis while 780 others have had kidney transplantation. On an average, 100-110 out of one millio…
We've got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next? – io9
We've got hand transplants and face transplants… could brain transplants be next?io9In 1964 the first human hand transplantation was performed, but that failed after two weeks when the hand was rejected by the recipient. It wasn't until 1998 …
Organ-donation advocate improving after surgery – CBC.ca
CBC.caOrgan-donation advocate improving after surgeryCBC.caHélène Campbell, the young Ottawa woman who gained fame for her campaign to raise awareness about organ donation, is showing some signs of improvement since her double lung transplant last we…
Higher HbA 1c levels predict better outcomes in advanced heart failure with … – TheHeart.Org
Higher HbA 1c levels predict better outcomes in advanced heart failure with …TheHeart.OrgThe primary end points were death or urgent need for heart transplantation and all-cause mortality at two years. At two years, 181 patients had undergone urgent …