38-year-old Heather Wendt is getting ready for a double lung transplant. It will be her second transplant this month.
Fecal Matter Transplant Saves Woman’s Life
John Neumann for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Kaitlin Hunter of Marietta GA, after a near-fatal auto accident, found herself fighting for her life against a clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection in her colon due to the June 2011 car crash….
Early warning system for providers could reduce patient re-admissions for … – MedCity News
MedCity NewsEarly warning system for providers could reduce patient re-admissions for …MedCity NewsHeart failure is the most frequent condition associated with re-hospitalization. As the provisions of healthcare reform are implemented, providers will…
Cuomo faces Wednesday deadline for organ donation bill – Press & Sun-Bulletin
SILive.comCuomo faces Wednesday deadline for organ donation billPress & Sun-BulletinIf Cuomo approves the bill, the state's driver license application would be tweaked to not only make the organ donor question mandatory, but also change the respons…
World Heart Day run on Sunday – Times of India
World Heart Day run on SundayTimes of IndiaKMC hospital senior interventional cardiologist Padmanabha Kamath said that there is a need for awareness about heart diseases because by 2025 India will have the maximum number of heart patients in the world….
Kolkata tops metros in heart disease risk – Times of India
Kolkata tops metros in heart disease riskTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: On World Heart Day this Saturday, Kolkatans will have to pledge to take better care of their hearts by growing more healthy food habits and leading a disciplined lifestyle. A recent study …
Today's Discovery: Bone marrow transplantation – WTVR
WTVRToday's Discovery: Bone marrow transplantationWTVRDiscover how VCU Massey Cancer Center's Bone Marrow Transplantation Program allows patients to receive any available transplant source and option without being referred elsewhere. As the lar…
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KOTA KINABALU — The Queen Elizabeth II Hospital recorded its own history when it succeeded in operating on the kidneys belonging to someone confirmed as 'brain dead' for organ transplantation.
CRT's Mild Heart Failure Benefits Persist 5 Years – Family Practice News Digital Network
CRT's Mild Heart Failure Benefits Persist 5 YearsFamily Practice News Digital NetworkMUNICH – Cardiac resynchronization in patients with mild heart failure produced durable benefits during an average 4.5 years of follow-up, with evidence for ongo…
Transplant surgeon to be honoured – Times of India
Transplant surgeon to be honouredTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Dr Pranjal Modi, transplant surgeon of Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center (IKDRC), will be awarded the 'Maharshi Sushruta Sanmaan for Research in Transplantation Biology' b…