Two-time kidney transplant patient creates collages to trace her healing journey Vickie Dash's creative process begins with a blank page. She is not looking to reproduce an image from the external world. Instead she observes her feelings within as …
Heart transplant patient going strong after 20 years
Look at Bonnie Lundy Kwan today and you'd never know 20 years ago, she was at death's door.
Ban Chick-fil-A? How About Banning Blood Drives on College Campuses? – Huffington Post
Ban Chick-fil-A? How About Banning Blood Drives on College Campuses?Huffington PostIt is the utmost in hypocrisy to shout at the top of our lungs about a discriminatory food vendor even as we invite bloodmobiles to our campus with open arms. If you hav…
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory alive – Online Athens
Organ donation keeps daughter's memory aliveOnline AthensTwo years before she died, 19-year-old Cristina Hadley became an organ donor. According to her mom, it was the natural extension of her giving nature. "She would've given a kidney if…
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
MONDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) — Children who receive a liver from a severely obese adult organ donor are at greater risk for graft loss and death following their transplant surgery, according to a new study.
Organ donor stresses need for minority donors – WPDE
Organ donor stresses need for minority donorsWPDEOrgan donor stresses need for minority donors. by Joel Allen. Posted: 20 mins ago. save. send. print … Related Links. Saving lives through the Internet · Hand in hand, group raises organ donatio…
Assumptions about liver transplant wait-list mortality challenged
The majority of liver patients who die on, or are removed from, the transplant wait-list have declined an offer of transplant, show the findings of an American study.
Agennix Lung Cancer Drug in Doubt After Clinical Trial Failure – Bloomberg
Agennix Lung Cancer Drug in Doubt After Clinical Trial FailureBloomberg“We are extremely disappointed and surprised with today's results, especially considering the earlier promising results we had seen in two randomized Phase II trials with tala…
Exercise improves mood in heart failure patients – News-Medical.net
Zee NewsExercise improves mood in heart failure patientsNews-Medical.netBy Andrew Czyzewski. Structured exercise achieves modest reductions in depressive symptoms relative to usual care among patients with heart failure, the results of a randomized-con…
Less is definitely more for men who undergo nephrectomy – News-Medical.net
Less is definitely more for men who undergo nephrectomyNews-Medical.net"Our report is the first to suggest that ED, seen as a harbinger for developing cardiovascular disease, can be a consequence of renal surgery, and that preserving functioning r…