Concussion awareness can prevent longterm problemsMartinsburg JournalSecond Impact Syndrome can lead to permanent brain injury, cardiac arrest and brain death. After a blow to the head, the athlete must rest for a period of time with minimal activity. …
Children's Hospital earns spot on national list
It was only a matter of time before Chad and Debbie Glaser's infant son Ethan – who was diagnosed with a serious liver disease at 2 months old – would need a transplant.
Ask Dr. K: Corneal transplant improves vision
Q My eye was severely injured in an accident and I am scheduled to have a corneal transplant. What will happen during this procedure?
Bristol-Myers Squibb Halts Hepatitis C Drug Research Trial After Patient Dies and Others Hospitalized, Lawsuit Filed …
What looked like a promising drug to cure Hepatitis C is no longer in the pipeline. With one dead and eight hospitalized, including a woman needing a heart transplant, the future of the drug is unknown. Research on a similar drug by Idenix Pharmaceutic…
Scientist invents device for easy heart check-up – IBNLive.com
IBNLive.comScientist invents device for easy heart check-upIBNLive.comNew Delhi: India is the global capital for heart disease. More than six crore Indians are already victims, and the number is rising every year. The problem with a heart attack is, we…
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Allos Therapeutics Announce That FTC Clears … – EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals and Allos Therapeutics Announce That FTC Clears …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)The ZEVALIN therapeutic regimen consists of two components: rituximab, and Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radiolabeled ZEVALIN for therapy. ZEVALIN …
Penn Medicine Breaks Silence on Transplants for People With Autism – Babble (blog)
Babble (blog)Penn Medicine Breaks Silence on Transplants for People With AutismBabble (blog)… the impact of other existing health problems on the success of the surgery itself and over the longer term, as well as the potential interaction between a p…
Transplant Kidney Tossed Into Trash
TOLEDO, OH. (CNN) – We’ve all been there- scavenging through the trash, looking for that important document, or piece of…
Indore NGO to give its views on organ transplantation – Times of India
Indore NGO to give its views on organ transplantationTimes of India"Brain death of a person can be declared within a span of six hours, but the time consumed is usually more than 10 hours. The process of verification of relation between the recipi…
'Dangerous' new rules designed to expand organ-donor pool likely violate the … – National Post
National Post'Dangerous' new rules designed to expand organ-donor pool likely violate the …National Post“The recent government issuance of significant, dangerous, under-the-radar changes in guidelines for brain death determination in Canada…